East African Islands
Mauritius
Rivière Noire District

Little Black River Peak

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire is the highest mountain on the island of , in the Indian Ocean. Located in the and rising to a height of 828 m above sea level, it forms part of the Black River mountain range.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 827 metres
  • Description: mountain in Mauritius
  • Also known as: “Black River Peak”, “Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire”, “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”, “Piton de la Rivière Noire”, and “Piton Rivière Noire”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chamarel and La Preneuse.

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in mainly located in . The eastern part of the village lies in the . The village is administered by the Village Council under the aegis of the Rivière Noire District Council.

Village
Photo: Contrarianmind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public beach in western coast of the island in the district of located in the village of Black River. It was named after a French ship, the frigate Preneuse, which served as a commerce raider at Isle de France and was also involved in a naval battle with the British in the 18th century. is situated 7 km northwest of Little Black River Peak.

is a village on the western coast of . It has long been the seat of the council of the . The district council recently moved to its new headquarters in Bambous, this village being more accessible to the villagers.

Little Black River Peak

Latitude
-20.4088° or 20° 24′ 32″ south
Longitude
57.40769° or 57° 24′ 28″ east
Elevation
827 metres (2,713 feet)
Open location code
5HFVHCR5+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 296150500
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
934191
Wiki­data ID
Q1760978
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Little Black River Peak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيتون دو لا بتيت ريفيير نوار”
  • Arabic: “بيتون دي لا بيتيت ريفير نوير”
  • Catalan: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Cebuano: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Chinese: “黑河峯”
  • Chinese: “黑河峰”
  • Czech: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Dutch: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيتون دى لا بيتيت ريفير نوير”
  • French: “piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • French: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Georgian: “პითონ-დე-ლა-რივიერ-ნუარი”
  • German: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Hebrew: “פיטון דה לה פטיט ריבייר נואר (Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire)”
  • Indonesian: “Gunung Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Italian: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Japanese: “ラ・プティ・リヴィエール・ノワール山”
  • Ladin: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Lithuanian: “Rivjer Nuaras”
  • Macedonian: “Питон де ла Ривјер Ноар”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “بيطون دو لا پوتيط ريڤيير نوار”
  • Persian: “پتون د لا پیتیت ریویر نوآ”
  • Persian: “پیتون دلا پتی ریویر نوآر”
  • Polish: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Portuguese: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Portuguese: “Piton de la Riviere Noire”
  • Russian: “Петит-Ривьер-Нуар”
  • Russian: “Птит-Ривьер-Нуар”
  • Russian: “Ривьер-Нуар”
  • Slovenian: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Slovenian: “Vrh Male črne reke”
  • Spanish: “Piton de la Petite Riviere Noire”
  • Spanish: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Swedish: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Turkish: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”
  • Ukrainian: “Пітон-де-ла-Петіт-Рив’єр-Нуар”
  • Venetian: “Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Petite Rivière Noire and Domaine de Palmyre.

Notable Places Nearby

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