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Islets of Mauritius: Port Louis: 1871: 1252980 Ile aux Benitiers: Ile aux Benitiers: 0.7: 10 Ile Aux Cerfs: Le Touessrok Resort: 1.2: 0 Ile des deux Cocos: deux Cocos resort: 0.04: 2 Mauritius Island: Port Louis: Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Quatre Bornes, Vacoas-Phoenix, Curepipe: 1860: 1252964 More Mauritius Islands: Ile aux Aigrettes
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (Little Black River Peak) is the highest mountain on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.Located in the Rivière Noire District and rising to a height of 828 m (2,717 ft) above sea level, it forms part of the Black River mountain range.
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).
The Mascarene Islands, the island chain that Mauritius lies in, is a volcanic belt. [4] Le Pouce is the second highest peak in the Moka Range, which was formed ten million years ago from volcano eruptions. [5] The range is a basalt lava dome and is no longer volcanically active. [5]
Pieter Both, sometimes referred to as Peter Botte Mountain, [1] is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres (2,690 ft) tall. [2] The mountain is slightly shorter than Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by eight metres. It is named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. It is located in the Moka ...
Mauritius also receives aid from China. It has forecast 6.5% economic growth this year compared with 7.0% last year but many voters are not feeling the benefits. Mauritius holds election, with ...
Rempart Mountain is a mountain near Tamarin in the Rivière Noire District, western Mauritius. Rempart Mountain is the fourth-highest peak in Mauritius, after Le Pouce. [2] It is notable for its prominence, which is due to its three distinct peaks. The westernmost peak, known as Big Gorilla Peak or Fist Ridge, reaches a height of 772 metres ...
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