Governours Island
Governador Island is the largest island in Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has a population of about 211,018 inhabitants, in a small area of 42 km2.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 25 metres (82 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code QGI
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport and Estádio Luso Brasileiro.
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, is the main airport serving Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Estádio Luso Brasileiro
Stadium
Junius, Public domain.
Estádio Luso Brasileiro, formerly known as Ilha…
União da Ilha do Governador
Community center
The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portuguesa and Jardim Guanabara.
Portuguesa
Suburb
Portuguesa is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jardim Guanabara
Suburb
Jardim Guanabara is a neighborhood located in Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Moneró
Suburb
Moneró is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Governours Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-22.80573° or 22° 48′ 21″ south
Longitude
-43.21033° or 43° 12′ 37″ west
Open location code
589R5QVQ+PV
GeoNames ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Governours Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Governador uhartea”
- Bosnian: “Governador”
- Catalan: “Illa del Governador”
- Cebuano: “Governador Island”
- Croatian: “Governador”
- Dutch: “Governador”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ايلها دو جوڤيرنادور”
- French: “Ilha do Governador”
- German: “Ilha do Governador”
- Italian: “Ilha do Governador”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ilha do Governador”
- Polish: “Governador”
- Portuguese: “Ilha do Governador”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Governador”
- Russian: “Остров Губернатора”
- Serbian: “Говернадор”
- Spanish: “Isla del Gobernador”
- Swedish: “Governador Island”
- Turkish: “Governador Adası”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morro do Limão and Morro Mãe d’Água.
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