0 1 ▁was ▁designated ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁as ▁a ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site . ▁N umer ous ▁t urt les , ▁sh arks , ▁dol ph ins ▁and ▁birds ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁at oll ▁consists ▁mainly ▁of ▁cor al ▁and ▁red ▁alg ae . ▁The ▁cor al ▁ring ▁is ▁almost ▁closed , ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁channel ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁side ▁and ▁a ▁much ▁nar ro wer ▁channel ▁on ▁the ▁West side . ▁ ▁The ▁at oll ▁and ▁surrounding ▁waters ▁are ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁At ol ▁das ▁Roc as ▁Bi ological ▁Reserve . ▁The ▁reserve ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁sole ly ▁for ▁scientific ▁research . ▁Due ▁to ▁their ▁remote ▁location , ▁the ▁islands ▁remain ▁largely ▁und ist urbed ▁by ▁human ▁activities . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁the ▁rem oten ess ▁also ▁limits ▁research ers ' ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁and ▁few ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁developed ▁on ▁this ▁at oll . ▁The ▁ent om ological ▁fa una ▁from ▁At ol ▁das ▁Roc as ▁has ▁been ▁recorded . ▁ ▁Pop ▁culture ▁The ▁at oll ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁miss ile ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁Cob ra ▁satellite ▁communic ations ▁tracking ▁station ▁and ▁robot ics ▁storage ▁center , ▁in ▁the ▁G . I . ▁Joe ▁com ic ▁title ▁from ▁Marvel ▁Comics . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁At oll ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁islands ▁of ▁Brazil ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Sig ep ▁- ▁Brazil ian ▁Commission ▁of ▁Ge ological ▁and ▁Pala e obi ological ▁S ites ▁Description ▁with ▁maps ▁and ▁pictures ▁