Cardos Island

Cardos Island is an islet in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Cardos Island is situated nearby to the suburb Boa Viagem (Niterói), as well as near the quarter Morro do Palácio.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Niterói Contemporary Art Museum and Solar do Jambeiro.

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Phx de, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996.

Solar do Jambeiro

Arts center

Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Solar do Jambeiro is an arts center.

Igreja de São Domingos de Gusmão

Church

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Igreja de São Domingos de Gusmão is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ingá and Gragoatá.

Ingá

Suburb

Ingá is one of the 48 administrative districts into which the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, is divided. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay.

Gragoatá is one of the 48 administrative districts in the city Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the Guanabara Bay. It holds the main campus of the Fluminense Federal University.

Morro do Estado

Suburb

Morro do Estado is a hill and one of the 48 administrative districts in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighborhood lies in the southern zone of the city, neighboring Ingá and Icaraí.

Cardos Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Ilha dos Cardos”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.9101° or 22° 54′ 36″ south

Longitude

-43.12564° or 43° 7′ 32″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

589R3VQF+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 184291452

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

11189080

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Satellite Map

Discover Cardos Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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