for the production of vegetables, fruit and manufacture of wine, which supplied the town and exports on a large scale. The climate of the island is subtropical or temperate (Cfa), with warm summers, cool winters and rainfall well distributed throughout the year. The summers’ average registers approximately 22 °C (71.6 °F), and the winters register average of 13 °C (55.4 °F). The average annual temperature is 17.6 °C (63.6 °F) and the average precipitation is 1,200 mm (47.24 in) annually. See also Lagoa dos Patos References Sources Rio Grande Virtual External links Geographic features & Photographs around Ilha dos Marinheiros, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Ilha dos Marinheiros - Tudo encanta nesta ilha! (Ilha dos Marinheiros - Everything surprises in this island!) Rio Grande Em Fotos - Fotos da Ilha dos Marinheiros (Photos of the Ilha dos Marinheiros) Projeto Fotográfico Ilha dos Marinheiros (Ilha dos Marinheiros Photographic Project) Atlantic islands of Brazil Landforms of Rio Grande do Sul