Snail Rock
Snail Rock is a peak in Port Louis District, Mauritius and has an elevation of 576 metres. Snail Rock is situated nearby to the quarter Bangladesh, as well as near Morcellement Raffray.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aapravasi Ghat and Le Pouce.
Aapravasi Ghat
Protected area
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aapravasi Ghat is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries.
Le Pouce
Peak
Photo: carrotmadman6, CC BY 2.0.
Le Pouce is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters. Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire and Pieter Both are taller. It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain.
National Library of Mauritius
Library
The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius is the national library of Mauritius. It has been entrusted by law as the national institution responsible for collecting, bibliographically recording, preserving and making available the nation's collective…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Louis and Moka.
Port Louis
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Moka
Town
Moka is a village in Mauritius located mainly in the Moka District. The western part of the village lies in the Plaines Wilhems District. Since 1967 it forms part of Constituency No.
Caudan Waterfront
Quarter
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. It includes shops, banking facilities, casinos, cinemas, restaurants, a marina and a five star hotel.
Snail Rock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 576 metres
- Also known as: “Snail”
- Category: landform
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.19194° or 20° 11′ 31″ southLongitude
57.51173° or 57° 30′ 42″ eastElevation
576 metres (1,890 feet)Open location code
5HFVRG56+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2780151097OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
934003
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