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A comprehensive map of Mauritius, including the country's outlying islands. The local climate is tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; there is a warm, dry winter from May to November and a hot, wet, and humid summer from November to May. Anticyclones affect the country during May to September. Cyclones affect Mauritius during November ...
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]
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.
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 ...
Land surface elevation extremes by country; Country or region Continent Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span Afghanistan: Asia Noshaq: 7492 m 24,580 ft Amu Darya: 258 m 846 ft 7234 m 23,734 ft Albania: Europe Korab: 2764 m 9,068 ft Adriatic Sea: sea level 2764 m 9,068 ft Algeria: Africa Mount Tahat: 3003 m
Mauritius has a population of about 1.2 million people and is a popular tourist destination. Police were still mobilized across Mauritius, the government's National Emergency Operations Command ...
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 opposition Alliance of Change in Mauritius has won 60 of the 64 seats in parliament following Sunday's general election. Its leader, Navin Ramgoolam, 77, has been appointed prime minister. The ...