Île aux Aigrettes
Ile aux Aigrettes is an islet off the south-east coast of Mauritius. It functions as a nature reserve and a scientific research station. It is also a popular visitors attraction—both for tourists and for Mauritians.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Mauritus
- Also known as: “Aigrette Island” and “Ile aux Aigrettes”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beau-Vallon and Blue Bay.
Beau-Vallon
Suburb
Beau-Vallon is a village in Mauritius located in Grand Port District. The village is administered by the Beau-Vallon Village Council under the aegis of the Grand Port District Council. Beau-Vallon is situated 3 km west of Île aux Aigrettes.
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Photo: Jeshan, Public domain.Île aux Aigrettes
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Grand Port District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.4202° or 20° 25′ 13″ south
Longitude
57.7332° or 57° 43′ 60″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Operator
Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
Open location code
5HFVHPHM+W7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Île aux Aigrettes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- Chinese: “白鷺島”
- Chinese: “白鹭岛”
- Dutch: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- French: “Ile aux Aigrettes”
- French: “île aux Aigrettes”
- French: “Île aux aigrettes”
- French: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- German: “Ile aux Aigrettes”
- German: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- Italian: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- Latvian: “Egreta”
- Latvian: “Egretes sala”
- Macedonian: “Ил о Егрет”
- Macedonian: “Остров на Чапјите”
- Russian: “Иль-о-Эгрет”
- Spanish: “Ile aux Aigrettes”
- Spanish: “Île aux Aigrettes”
- Swedish: “Île aux Aigrettes”
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