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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.
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.
This is a list of the extreme points of Mauritius, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Northernmost point – Tappe à Terre, North Island, Agaléga Islands; Easternmost point – Trou d’Argent, Rodrigues Island; Southernmost point - Le Gris Gris, Savanne District, Mauritius
A couple of African paradise islands have been on the radar of avid world travelers for some time. Mauritius and the Seychelles are bucket list honeymoon locations, while the Canary Islands and ...
Outer Islands of Mauritius (2 C, 18 P) S. Islands of St. Brandon (10 P) U. Uninhabited islands of Mauritius (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Islands of Mauritius"
Île aux Fouquets (also known as Île au Phare, Lighthouse Island) is an island off the south-east coast of Mauritius. The island is of pure coral origin and has had Islet National Park status since June 5, 2004. [1] It is located about five kilometers off the south-eastern coast in the vicinity of the islands of Ilot Vacoas and Île de la ...
Île aux Cerfs (in English: Deer Island) is a privately owned island near the east coast of Mauritius in the Flacq District.. The island of Ile aux Cerfs lies off Trou d’Eau Douce in the largest lagoon of Mauritius and offers 87 hectares of luxuriant vegetation and preserved, white, sandy beaches.
The government announced last month it had reached a political agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius following negotiations which began in 2022.