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coastal highway, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of
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beach on the tip of Santa
Catarina Island has become a tourism and recreation site. It can be reached by boat or by hiking along a trail through the secondary-growth forest. The hike from the end of the bus line takes about two hours each way along a path through subtropical rainforest thick with
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When the state park was created the environmental authorities expelled some traditional fishing and farming families. Others were allowed to stay under strict conditions for land use. Comparison of aerial photographs of the portion of the park in
Florianopolis from 1957 and 1998 show after the
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The Serra do
Tabuleiro State Park is named after the Serra do Tabuleiro, a tabular mountain that is a prominent feature. The Serra do Tabuleiro is one of Santa Catarina's Eastern Mountain Ranges, others being the Mar de Morros and part of the Serra do Mar. It covers an area of 84,130 hectares
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The park contains five of the six main plant formations of the
Atlantic Forest biome. The coastal area contains salt marshes and mangroves. The mountains are mostly covered in dense rainforest rich in
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Florianópolis and the south coast region. The basin of the Massiambu River is fully contained within the park.
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The headquarters and visitor centre are in Palhoça and there are two thematic centres in the municipal seats of Imarui and São Bonifácio. The headquarters is on the
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The park is readily accessible to residents of the nearby urban areas, and supports eco-tourism and environmental education as well as scientific research. The
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