Cantins Peak
Cantins Peak is a peak in Port Louis District, Mauritius and has an elevation of 400 metres. Cantins Peak is situated nearby to the hamlet Thomassin, as well as near the village Crève Coeur.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 400 metres
- Description: summit in Mauritius
- Also known as: “Cantin Peak”
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
Photo: carrotmadman6, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sainte-Croix and Port Louis.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
Photo: Sblaval, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Port Louis
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Cantins Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Port Louis District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-20.17616° or 20° 10′ 34″ southLongitude
57.55397° or 57° 33′ 14″ eastElevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)Open location code
5HFVRHF3+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4421209485OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cantins Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cantins Peak”
- Swedish: “Cantins Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Thomassin and Crève Coeur.
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Highlights include Virgins Peak and Petit Morne.
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