States Neighbouring Santa Catarina
To the North:
Paraná
To the West:
Argentina
To the South:
Rio Grande do Sul
To the East: Atlantic Ocean
The Relief
From the
coastal plain (to the east), to the summits of the
Serra do Mar (north-east), and to the hinterland where the
altitude is close to 1.000 m, and the
Serra Geral (south-east),
deep valleys stress the relief of the State. The towns hung
on the mountains have a
cold climate during the winter. At
São Joaquim, it snows sometimes. This privileged relief
please Brazilian tourists.
The ecosystems
The
araucarias pine forests on the uplands, the subtropical
forest and the fields on the coastal strip