Piton de Tangues
Piton de Tangues is a peak in La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît and has an elevation of 2,221 metres. Piton de Tangues is situated nearby to the locality Savane du Volcan, as well as near Plateau des Basaltes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piton des Feux à Mauzac and Piton Textor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Plaine-des-Palmistes and Enclos Fouqué.
La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Town
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La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît and northeast of the Col de Bellevue.
Enclos Fouqué
Locality
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The Enclos Fouqué is the most recent caldera built by the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano of the isle of la Réunion.
Bourg-Murat
Village
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Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres on the French island of Réunion, lying north east of Le Tampon. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise volcano and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory. Bourg-Murat is situated 9 km west of Piton de Tangues.
Piton de Tangues
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,221 metres
- Also known as: “Piton de Tangues ou Piton des Treize Cantons” and “Piton des Treize Cantons”
- Category: landform
- Location: La Plaine-des-Palmistes, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.1868° or 21° 11′ 13″ southLongitude
55.65378° or 55° 39′ 14″ eastElevation
2,221 metres (7,287 feet)Open location code
5HCQRM73+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 9383076343OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Piton de Tangues” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piton de Tangues”
- French: “Piton de Tangues”
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