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 Morro do Palácio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Fluminense Federal University
University
Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fluminense Federal University is a Brazilian public higher education institution located mainly in Niterói and in other cities of Rio de Janeiro state.
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
Suburb
Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.9101° or 22° 54′ 36″ southLongitude
-43.12564° or 43° 7′ 32″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
589R3VQF+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 184291452OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11189080
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boa Viagem (Niterói) and Morro do Palácio.
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