Pontal do Parana

Pontal do Parana is a municipality in the state of Parana in the Southern Region of Brazil. The South Region of Brazil is one of the 5 regions of Brazil. It consists of the states of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers 576,409.6 rectangular kilometres, being the smallest portion of the usa, occupying simplest approximately 6.76 in keeping with cent of the territory of Brazil. Pontal do Parana is home to the Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Parana.

The municipality incorporates the 16 hectares Rio Pereque Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to shield a place of mangroves in Pontal do Sul. It additionally contains the 407 hectares Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the identical time. The municipality also consists of the Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park, which protects 3 small islands that provide a nesting floor for marine birds and a refuge and feeding floor for fish. The Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park is a countrywide park in the state of Parana, Brazil.