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Physical features

Physiographic type

Estuarine lagoon (Piranhas-Açu river)

Area

–

Maximum lenght

13 km

Bathymetr

2 m (low tide) 5 m (high tide)

Wave exposur

–

Tidal stream

Weak

Tidal rang

1.27 (low tide)

Salinity

More than 40‰

The coastal zone adjacent to the major oil exploitation basins in NE Brazil is characterized by a relatively narrow coastal plain (50 to 100 km) composed by Tertiary siliclastic gross sediments (Barreiras Formation) limited inland by the granite outcrops of the Pre-Cambrian Brazilian shield. This geology is the major source of continental materials to the ocean. Climate varies from humid at mountain ranges and coastal valleys, to semi-arid in the lowlands. Mangroves dominate estuaries and coastal lagoons. The continental shelf shows low declivity down to 70 m deep and width ranging from 40 km at the east extreme to 100 km at the west sector.

References:

  • Almeida, L.R., Costa, I.S., Eskinazi-Sant’Anna, E.M. 2012. Composition and abundance of zooplankton community of an impacted estuarine lagoon in Northeast Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 72 (1): 13-24
  • Lacerda, L. D., Campos, R. C., Santelli, R. E. 2013. Metals in water, sediments, and biota of an offshore oil exploration area in the Potiguar Basin, Northeastern Brazil. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185: 4427-4447
  • Santiago, M. F., Passavante, J. Z. O., Silva-Cunha, M. G. G. 2005. Caracterização de parâmetros físicos, químicos e biológico em ambiente hipersalino, estuário do rio Pisa Sal (Galinhos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil). Tropical Oceanography, 33 (1): 39-55/li>
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