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Morro da Igreja ( "Hill of the Church") is a peak situated in 
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Portal of Morro da Igreja
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Urubici
Urubici is a southern Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina.
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The economy of the region is based on agriculture and tourism.
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, a municipality of the Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. Its latitude
In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north– south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body. Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from –90° at the south pole to 90° at the north po ...
is 28º07'31" S and its longitude
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is 49º29'38" W, with an elevation of 1,822 metres (5,977 feet), the highest inhabited point and the second most elevated of this state.
This peak registered the lowest (unofficial) temperature in Brazil: -17.8 °C (0 °F), on June 29, 1996. It is considered the coldest place in this country; tourism is popular in the winter, when snowfalls can occur.
Officially, there is a 1,810 meter weather station by Epagri/Ciram the record low was registered on August 21, 2020, by a 2 centimeter snowy cold snap. It was a -8.6°C (17°F) windy and CAVOK morning, with a high of -1.2°C (30°F) in the afternoon, actually the second lowest high. The absolute 24-hour lowest high ever registered is -2.3°C (28°F), on July 23, 2013, same day of the former record low of -7.8°C (18°F).
The Brazilian Air Force
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has a military base on the summit equipped with radars and radio relays for air traffic control
Air traffic control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airsp ...
(''CINDACTA
The air traffic control centers of Brazil are known by the acronym CINDACTA, or "Centro Integrado de Defesa Aérea e Controle de Tráfego Aéreo (Integrated Air Traffic Control and Air Defense Center). Four CINDACTAs are in operation, located in fo ...
'') of the Brazilian Southern Region.
There is a curious natural formation in this area, called Pedra Furada (literally ''Drilled Stone''), and it can be spotted from the peak.
See also
*Morro da Boa Vista
Morro da Boa Vista () is the highest mountain in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, the highest at Serra Geral and the third highest in Southern Brazil, after Pico Paraná and Pico Caratuva, at . The peak can get quite cold during winter, wit ...
, the highest peak of Santa Catarina.
*Serra do Rio do Rastro
Serra do Rio do Rastro (, literally ''Mountain Range of the River of the Track'') is a mountain range located in the southeast of the state of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. It is crossed by the road SC-390, with remarkable landscapes and deep ...
References
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*Portal of Morro da Igreja
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