The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument pt, Monumento Natural Municipal Falésias de Marataízes) is a municipal
Natural monument in the state of
Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Location
The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument is in the municipality of
Marataízes
Marataízes is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located by the Atlantic Ocean in southern Espírito Santo, Brazil. It has a population of 38,883 and holds as such the highest density in the state. Marataízes is a tourist city.
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, Espírito Santo.
It has an area of .
The monument, in the south of the municipality, protects a landscape of ''falésias'' (cliffs) of great scenic beauty along the beach.
The cliffs, made of
mudstone
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, sandstone and
conglomerate
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sediments from the
Miocene
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, are constantly being eroded.
The cliffs are up to in height, and extend from the Boa Vista do Sul region to the Praia dos Cações.
Erosion has caused cracks and gullies in the cliffs and masses of fallen rocks lie at their base.
History
The Falésias de Marataízes Natural Monument was created by municipal decree 193/2008 of 1 December 2008.
It is administered by the municipal environment secretariat.
It became part of the
Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor, created in 2002.
In 2010, following approval by the
(IBAMA), the municipality gave approval for an iron ore shipment terminal to be built in the monument's buffer zone.
The cliffs are about from the port location.
In January 2011 it was reported that a lookout and memorial were to be installed on the side of the Rodovia do Sol, with a display on the history of the region.
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Natural monuments of Brazil
Protected areas of Espírito Santo
2008 establishments in Brazil