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Mauritius is an island off Africa's southeast coast located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. ... Total renewable water resources: 2.75 km 3 (2011)
Mauritius is encircled by a broken ring of mountain ranges, varying in height from 300 to 800 metres (1,000 to 2,600 ft) above sea level. The land rises from coastal plains to a central plateau where it reaches a height of 670 m (2,200 ft); the highest peak is in the south-west, Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire at 828 metres (2,717 ft ...
Category: Bodies of water of Mauritius. 3 languages. Deutsch; ... Rivers of Mauritius (5 P) This page was last edited on 20 July 2024, at 17:42 (UTC). Text ...
Water transport in Mauritius (1 P) W. Water sports in Mauritius (2 C) Waterfalls of Mauritius (1 P) Wetlands of Mauritius (1 P) This page was last edited on 14 ...
Mare aux Vacoas is the largest reservoir in Mauritius.It is located in Plaines Wilhems, in the southwest of the island, to the south of the town of Curepipe.It has a capacity of 25,890,000 cubic metres (914,000,000 cu ft) and provides water to the upper Plaines Wilhems and to Moka.
Le Morne Brabant [lə mɔʁn bʁa.bɑ̃] is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. On it is a basaltic monolith of the same name 556 metres (1,824 ft) high. Its summit covers an area of over 12 hectares (30 acres). There are many caves and overhangs on the steep slopes.
Mauritius – sovereign island nation located in the southwest Indian Ocean about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. [1] In addition to the Island of Mauritius , the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon , Rodrigues and the Agaléga Islands .
The geology of Mauritius and Rodrigues is comparatively recent. The oldest rocks on Mauritius are only 10 million years old and 1.54 million years old on Rodrigues Island . The mafic basalts of the two islands formed in relation to the hotspot that generated the Deccan Traps and coral reefs built on the volcanoes forming non-volcanic sediments.