São Luís Island
São Luís Island also known as Upaon-açu Island or Maranhão Island is an island in the state of Maranhão, Brazil with an area of 1,412.4 km2, located between the Baía de São Marcos and the Baía de São José.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Brazil
- Also known as: “Ilha do Maranhão”, “Ilha do São Luiz do Maranhão”, “Maranhão Island”, “Sao Luis Island”, “Upaon-Açu”, and “Upaon-açu Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport and Bacanga State Park.
Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
São Luís–Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport, formerly called Tirirical Airport, is the airport serving São Luís, Brazil. Since 17 October 1985, the airport is named after Air Marshall Hugo da Cunha Machado, born in Maranhão. It is operated by Motiva.
Bacanga State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Aretha C M Ramos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bacanga State Park is a state park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It protects the main water supply for the city of São Luís, the Batatã reservoir. Bacanga State Park is situated 6 km west of São Luís Island.
São Luís Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Maranhão, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
Discover São Luís Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“São Luís Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣路易斯岛”
- Chinese: “聖路易斯島”
- Dutch: “São Luís Island”
- French: “Île de Maranhão”
- French: “île de São Luís”
- French: “Île de São Luís”
- Galician: “Upaon-Açu”
- Italian: “isola di São Luís”
- Italian: “Isola di São Luís”
- Japanese: “サン・ルイス島”
- Korean: “상루이스섬”
- Polish: “São Luís”
- Polish: “Upaon-Açu”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de São Luis”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de São Luís”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Upaon- Açu”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Upaon-Açu”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Upaon-Açu”
- Portuguese: “Upaon-Açu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “São Luís (otok)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “São Luís”
- Spanish: “Isla Sao Luis”
- Spanish: “Isla Sao Luís”
- Spanish: “Isla São Luis”
- Spanish: “Isla São Luís”
- Swedish: “Ilha de Sao Luis”
- Swedish: “Ilha de São Luís”
- Swedish: “Upaon-acu”
- Swedish: “Upaon-açu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vila Alexandra Tavares and Residencial Pontal da Ilha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barragem do Batatã and Braço de Mar Anil.
Maranhão: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into São Luís, Lençóis Maranhenses, Imperatriz, and Alcântara.
Curious Places to Discover
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