Description
There are more than 130 islands dotting the bay, including:
- Lajes
- Governador – site of Rio de Janeiro's Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport
- Galeão
- Paquetá
- Cobras
- Flores
- Fiscal
- Ilha da Boa Viagem
- Villegaignon
- Fundão
The bay is crossed by the mighty Rio-Niterói Bridge (13.29 kilometres (8.26 mi) long and with a central span 72 metres (236 ft) high) and there is heavy boat and ship traffic, including regular ferryboat lines. The Port of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the city's two airports, Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (on Governador Island) and Santos Dumont Airport (on a landfill next to downtown Rio), are located on its shores. The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro main campus is located on the artificial Fundão Island. A maze of smaller bridges seamlessly interconnect the two largest islands, Fundão and Governador, to the mainland.In Guanabara Bay lies an Environmental Protection Area (APA), which is located mostly in the municipality of Guapimirim and given the name of (APA) Guapimirim.
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