Mauritius

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of , east of .
  • Island
  • …has about 1,220,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 430 metres (1,420 feet)
  • Description: main island in the country of Mauritius
  • Also known as
    “Cirne”
    “Dina Arobi”
    “Île de France”
    “Ilha da Cirnos”
    “Isle Moris”
    “Isle of France”
    “Mauritian Island”
    “Mauritius Island”
    “Swan Island”
    “The Isle of France”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Royal College Curepipe and Lycée La Bourdonnais.
The is a secondary school in .
7 km west of Mauritius
is a French international school in , .
6 km southwest of Mauritius

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curepipe and Vacoas-Phoenix.
is a sprawling town in the centre of .
also known as French: Villes Jumelles…
Village
is a village in the centre of , found in the .
6 km north of Mauritius
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Latitude
-20.3° or 20° 18′ south
Longitude
57.5833° or 57° 35′ east
Open location code
5HFVPH2M+28
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Albanian to Walloon—“Mauritius” goes by many names.
Ishulli MauriciusAlbanian
جزيرة موريشيوسArabic
Մավրիկյան կղզիArmenian
Islla de MauriciuAsturian
Востраў МаўрыкійBelarusian
МаўрыкійBelarusian
Illa MauriciCatalan
MauriciCatalan
MauritiusCebuano
毛里求斯主岛Chinese
毛里求斯島Chinese
MauriciusCzech
MauritiusDanish
Mauritius EilandDutch
Insulo MaŭricioEsperanto
MaŭricioEsperanto
Mauritiuse saarEstonian
ΜαυρίκιοςGreek
insula MauritioInterlingua
Oileán MhuirísIrish
isola di MauritiusItalian
MauritiusItalian
モーリシャス島Japanese
MauritiusNorwegian Bokmål
MauritiusPolish
Mauritius (wyspa)Polish
Insula MauritiusRomanian
МаврикийRussian
Маврикия святого островRussian
Остров Святого МаврикияRussian
MauritiusSlovenian
MavricijSlovenian
MauritiusSwedish
МаврикійUkrainian
Đảo MauritiusVietnamese
Iye MeuriceWalloon
Îye MoriceWalloon

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Terre Rouge and Dubreuil.
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

Mauritius: Highlights

Learn more about Port Louis and Rodrigues.