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 .
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  • Island
  • …has 1,220,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 432 metres (1,417 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

Highlights include Royal College Curepipe and Lycée La Bourdonnais.

College
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The is a secondary school in . is situated 7 km west of Mauritius.

School
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is a French international school in , . is situated 6 km southwest of Mauritius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curepipe and Vacoas-Phoenix.

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is a sprawling town in the centre of .

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also known as French: Villes Jumelles…

Village
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is a village in the centre of , found in the . is situated 6 km north of Mauritius.

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
934293
Wiki­data ID
Q2656389

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Walloon—“Mauritius” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Ishulli Mauricius”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة موريشيوس”
  • Armenian: “Մավրիկյան կղզի”
  • Asturian: “Islla de Mauriciu”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Маўрыкій”
  • Belarusian: “Маўрыкій”
  • Catalan: “illa Maurici”
  • Catalan: “Illa Maurici”
  • Catalan: “Maurici”
  • Cebuano: “Mauritius”
  • Chinese: “毛里求斯主岛”
  • Chinese: “毛里求斯島”
  • Czech: “Mauricius”
  • Danish: “Mauritius”
  • Dutch: “Mauritius Eiland”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Maŭricio”
  • Esperanto: “Maŭricio”
  • Estonian: “Mauritiuse saar”
  • French: “Cerné”
  • French: “ile Maurice”
  • French: “Ile Maurice”
  • French: “île Maurice”
  • French: “Île Maurice”
  • French: “Ile mauricienne”
  • French: “Île mauricienne”
  • French: “Isle de France”
  • French: “L’Ile de France”
  • French: “L’ile maurice”
  • French: “L’île maurice”
  • French: “Maurice”
  • Galician: “Illa de Mauricio”
  • Georgian: “მავრიკი”
  • German: “Insel Mauritius”
  • German: “Mauritius-Insel”
  • German: “Mauritius”
  • Greek: “Μαυρίκιος”
  • Interlingua: “insula Mauritio”
  • Irish: “Oileán Mhuirís”
  • Italian: “isola di Mauritius”
  • Italian: “Mauritius”
  • Japanese: “モーリシャス島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mauritius”
  • Polish: “Mauritius (wyspa)”
  • Polish: “Mauritius”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Maurícia”
  • Portuguese: “Maurícia (ilha)”
  • Portuguese: “Maurícia”
  • Romanian: “Insula Mauritius”
  • Russian: “Маврикий”
  • Russian: “Маврикия святого остров”
  • Russian: “Остров Святого Маврикия”
  • Slovenian: “Mauritius”
  • Slovenian: “Mavricij”
  • Spanish: “Ile de France o Isla de Francia”
  • Spanish: “Île de France o Isla de Francia”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Francia”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Mauricio”
  • Spanish: “Mauricio”
  • Swedish: “Mauritius”
  • Ukrainian: “Маврикій”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Mauritius”
  • Walloon: “Iye Meurice”
  • Walloon: “Îye Morice”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Midlands Reservoir and Piton du Milieu Reservoir.

Mauritius: Highlights

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