Mirante Morro da Igreja, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Morro da Igreja is a peak situated in Urubici, a municipality of the Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil. The highest inhabited point and the second most elevated of this state. This peak registered the lowest (unofficial) temperature in Brazil: -17.8 °C, on June 29, 1996. It is considered the coldest place in this country; tourism is popular in the winter, when snowfalls can occur.
The Brazilian Air Force has a military base on the summit equipped with radars and radio relaysfor air traffic control (CINDACTA) 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.
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