Ganga Talao
Ganga Talao is considered a sacred lake among Hindus, located in a volcanic crater situated in a secluded mountain area, high above the Indian Ocean in the district of Savanne on the island of Mauritius.
- Lake
- …has a surface elevation of 700 metres (2,297 feet)
- Description: Hindu holy lake in Mauritius
- Also known as“Grand Bassin”“Grande Bassin”“Grande Bassin Lake”
Places of Interest
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Mangal Mahadev
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Mount Cocotte
Peak
Montagne Cocotte is a 771-metre-tall mountain peak in Mauritius.
3½ km southwest of Ganga Talao
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Bois and Chemin Grenier.
Grand Bois
Village
Grand Bois is a village located in the Savanne District of Mauritius.
7 km east of Ganga Talao
Chemin Grenier
Town
Chemin-Grenier is a village in Mauritius located in Savanne District.
9 km south of Ganga Talao
Chamarel
Chamarel is a village in Mauritius mainly located in Rivière Noire District.
Ganga Talao
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Latitude
-20.41556° or 20° 24′ 56″ south
Longitude
57.48528° or 57° 29′ 7″ east
Open location code
5HFVHFMP+Q4
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ganga Talao” goes by many names.
Ganga TalaoBasque
গঙ্গা তালাওBengali
圣水湖Chinese
聖水湖Chinese
Ganga TalaoDutch
Ganga TalaoEsperanto
Granda BasenoEsperanto
Granda Baseno (Maŭricio)Esperanto
გრან-ბასენიGeorgian
Ganga TalaoHausa
גראן בסיןHebrew
गंगा तलाबHindi
गंगा तलाब, मॉरिशसHindi
गंगा तालावHindi
ग्रैंड बेसिनHindi
Ganga TalaoItalian
Гран-БассенRussian
ทะเลสาบคังคาตลโอThai
Ganga TalaoVenetian
Ganga TalaoWelsh
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