Araruama Lagoon
Araruama Lagoon is a lagoon located in the Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. It is one of the largest permanent hypersaline lagoons in the world, being 220 km2 in area, 40 km long and 13 km wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: hypersaline lagoon located in the Região dos Lagos, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
- Also known as: “Lagoa de Araruama”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iguaba Grande.
Iguaba Grande
Town
Photo: Silvinhaolivert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iguaba Grande is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 28,837 and its area is 54 km2. Iguaba Grande is situated 6 km northwest of Araruama Lagoon.
Araruama Lagoon
- Categories: Hypersaline lagoon and body of water
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Araruama Lagoon” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “lagoa de Araruama”
- Cebuano: “Lagoa de Araruama”
- German: “Laguna de Araruama”
- Japanese: “アラルアマラグーン”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa Araruama”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa de araruama”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa de Araruama”
- Portuguese: “Laguna Araruama”
- Portuguese: “Laguna de Araruama”
- Swedish: “Lagoa de Araruama”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Iguaba Grande and Figueira.
Notable Places Nearby
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