Espirito Santo
a state of Brazil, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the E. It has an area of 17,310 square miles. The coast region is for the most part swampy, but there are cliffs in the S. The interior is mountainous, with an elevation reaching 7,000 feet. The chief river is the Rio Doce, which divides the state into two parts. The soil is well adapted for cultivation. The chief products are sugar cane and coffee.
There are also considerable quantities of cotton and rice. The principal export is coffee. Rare woods and drugs are obtained from the forests. Fishing is ESSAD TOPTANI an important occupation of the people.
There is no mining, but there are valuable deposits of marble and lime. The state has about 50 miles of railway.
Pop. (1917) 482,308. The capital is Victoria.
ESQUIMALT (eski-mo), a seaport and harbor of British Columbia, on the S. E. coast of Vancouver Island, and on the Strait of San Juan de Fuca; 4 miles from Victoria. The harbor is extensive and capable of receiving vessels of the greatest size, and is the British naval station for this part of the Pacific coast.
It has a navy yard, marine hospital, a large dry dock built by the Dominion Government in 1888, and a meteorological station. In 1894 the British Government constructed elaborate defenses at Esquimalt. In 1908 the Canadian Government took over the military charge of forts, etc. The harbors of both Esquimalt and Victoria are kept thoroughly mined and wired, and constitute one of the best defended naval stations in the world. Pop. about 3,000.