Retiro Island

Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in , the capital of . During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of 1,000 metres and has a circumference of 80 km.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palácio da Alvorada and Paranoá Island.

Castle
The is the official residence of the president of Brazil. It is located in the national capital of , on a peninsula at the margins of Paranoá Lake. is situated 3½ km south of Retiro Island.

Islet
Photo: EliasTheHorse, Public domain.
Lake Paranoá is an artificial lake in , the capital of . During construction of the city, the Paranoá River was dammed to form the lake. It is at an altitude of 1,000 metres and has a circumference of 80 km.

Museum
is a museum, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Retiro Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paranoá and Lago Norte.

Town
is an administrative region in the in . It is located to the east of Lake, being bordered by , and to the north, and to the south. is situated 5 km southeast of Retiro Island.

Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil. Located to the north side of Paranoá Lake, it is bordered by , , and to the north, and to the east. is situated 5 km northwest of Retiro Island.

Town
is an administrative region in the in Brazil. was founded on January 3, 2005, receiving the status of administrative region, according to Law 3527, of January 3, 2005. is situated 6 km east of Retiro Island.

Retiro Island

Latitude
-15.75902° or 15° 45′ 33″ south
Longitude
-47.82085° or 47° 49′ 15″ west
Open location code
58PJ65RH+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378672730
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q7316847
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Retiro Island” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Retiro Island”. Photo: EliasTheHorse, Public domain.