ilha de contuba is an uninhabited island
sitting less than one kilometer directly east of
morro do leme.
because of their proximity both contuba and
leme
are preserved
in the same environmental protection zone.
when viewed from
above, the island appears in the shape of a semicolon, with the
point covered in vegetation and the comma made entirely of rock
-
the
main segment measures 60 meters at its highest point.