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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.
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe , Mauritius . The crater has been alternately described as 300 [ 1 ] and 350 meters in diameter, [ 2 ] and is 80 meters deep.
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Map of world's major seamounts. A list of active and extinct submarine volcanoes and seamounts located under the world's oceans. There are estimated to be 40,000 to 55,000 seamounts in the global oceans. [1] Almost all are not well-mapped and many may not have been identified at all. Most are unnamed and unexplored.
The Tamarind Falls or Tamarin Falls are a scenic attraction of southwest Mauritius. They are a series of seven cataracts located on the Rivière Tamarin , two kilometers northwest of the large lake Mare aux Vacoas .
2: Sir Gaëtan Duval Stadium: 6,500: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill: US Beau Bassin-Rose Hill: 3: Stade George V: 6,200: Curepipe: Mauritius national football team, Curepipe Starlight SC, AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, Cercle de Joachim SC: 4: Germain Comarmond Stadium: 5,000: Bambous: Mauritius U-17, Mauritius U-20, Petite Rivière Noire SC, Bambous Etoile de L ...
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. [1]
Ganga Talao (commonly known as Grand Bassin) is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about 550 m (1,800 ft) above sea level. It is considered the most sacred Hindu place in Mauritius.