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Piton de la Fournaise (French: [pitɔ̃ də la fuʁnɛz]; English: "Peak of the Furnace") is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department and region, in the Indian Ocean.
The Réunion hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which currently lies under the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau are volcanic traces of the Réunion hotspot. [1] The hotspot is believed to have been active for over 65 million years.
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes of Réunion, an overseas ... Elevation Location Last eruption (m) (ft) ... Piton de la Fournaise ...
The tropical and insular flora of La Réunion Island is characterized by its diversity, a very high rate of endemism and a very specific structure. The flora of La Réunion presents a great diversity of natural environments and species (up to 40 tree species/ha, compared to a temperate forest which has an average of 5/ha).
The South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between Africa and 90°E. [1] The basin is officially monitored by Météo-France's tropical cyclone centre on the island of Reunion (MFR, RSMC La Réunion).
Réunion is located 150 km southwest of Mauritius. It is the largest of the islands, with an area of 2,512 km 2. Piton des Neiges (3,069 m), an extinct volcano, is the highest peak on Réunion and in the islands. Piton de la Fournaise is an active volcano on Réunion which erupts frequently. [1] Rodrigues is located 574 km east of Mauritius.
Commerson Crater is a caldera in the mountains of Réunion, an overseas department of France.Located in the municipal territory of Saint-Joseph, it is part of the Piton de la Fournaise, a shield volcano on the eastern end of Réunion Island, but is located outside of the Enclos Fouqué, the volcano's most recent caldera.
Piton des Neiges was formed by the Réunion hotspot and emerged from the sea about two million years ago. [citation needed] The volcano has been inactive for 20,000 years.. Réunion itself is considered to be about three million years old; the other two islands in the archipelago, Mauritius and Rodrigues, are 7.8 million and 1.5 million years old, respective