Mount Jacob
Mount Jacob is a mountain in Port Louis District, Mauritius and has an elevation of 245 metres. Mount Jacob is situated nearby to the locality Tosca, as well as near the village Crève Coeur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pieter Both and Le Pouce.
Pieter Both
Peak
Photo: Avinash Meetoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pieter Both, sometimes referred to as Peter Botte Mountain, is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres tall. The mountain is slightly shorter than Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by eight metres.
Le Pouce
Peak
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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. Le Pouce is situated 3 km southwest of Mount Jacob.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Croix and Saint Pierre.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
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Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. Sainte-Croix is situated 4½ km northwest of Mount Jacob.
Saint Pierre
Town
Saint Pierre is a village in the district of Moka in Mauritius. It is considered to be found in the heart of Mauritius.The climatic conditions is cold and ideal especially during summer with cold breeze. Saint Pierre is situated 5 km south of Mount Jacob.
Port Louis
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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.
Mount Jacob
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 245 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.18333° or 20° 11′ southLongitude
57.55° or 57° 33′ eastElevation
245 metres (804 feet)Open location code
5HFVRH82+M2GeoNames ID
934429
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