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Rodrigues is only 1.5 million years old, even if the plateau under the lagoon surrounding Rodrigues may be much more ancient than the island. [11] Over time Rodrigues has developed a unique environment, including many endemic species. Rodrigues is situated about 560 kilometres (350 mi) to the east of Mauritius. It is about 18 km (11 mi) long ...
Mauritius Island (Mauritian Creole: Lil Moris; French: Île Maurice, pronounced [il moʁis]) is relatively young geologically, having been created by volcanic activity some 8 million years ago. Together with Saint Brandon, Réunion, and Rodrigues, the island is part of the Mascarene Islands.
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More Mauritius Islands: Ile aux Aigrettes: Ronde Island, Ile de la Passe, Coin du Mire, Ile D’Ambre, Ile Plate, Ilot Gabriel, Grand Port Islets, Ile aux Serpents, Ile de L’Est: 8.8: 1 Islets of Rodrigues: Port Mathurin: 111: 38167 Ile Crabe Rodrigues: Port Crabe: 0.4: 2 Rodrigues Island: Port Mathurin: Gabriel, Riviere Cocos, port south ...
Réunion is the largest of the islands (2,500 km 2), followed by Mauritius (1,900 km 2) and Rodrigues (110 km 2). Eventually, Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan were completely submerged, Cargados Carajos remaining as a coral atoll. [4] The Réunion hotspot was beginning to cool and Rodrigues came out as a small island.
Île aux Cocos Île aux Cocos (misspelled "Cocoa Island") on map of Rodrigues. Île aux Cocos (French pronunciation: [il o koko]; "Cocos Island") is a small uninhabited island lying four kilometres west of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It is a nature reserve known for its seabird colonies. The island is not accessible to the public except via ...
English: Topographic map in German of Rodrigues Island, Mauritius Scale: 1:372,000 (accuracy: about 93 m); Printing size: 7.79 x 7.33 cm; Note: The background map is a raster image embedded in the SVG file.