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Mussard Cave

The Mussard Cave is a mountain cave on the island of . Located about 2150 meters above sea level in the heart of the Piton des Neiges, it falls within the municipality of .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: mountain cave on the island of Réunion
  • Also known as: “Mussard cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piton des Neiges and Maison Morange.

Volcano
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
The is a 3,069 m complex volcano on , one of the volcanic in the in the southwestern Indian Ocean. is situated 3½ km west of Mussard Cave.

Museum
Photo: Lauriane Giraud Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum, which is situated 3½ km north of Mussard Cave.

Church
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Mussard Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hell-Bourg and Mare à Poule d’Eau.

Village
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village in the commune of the French overseas department of . It is the main community in the island's Cirque de Salazie, and is named for the respected former admiral and island governor Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell. is situated 3½ km north of Mussard Cave.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Mussard Cave.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and commune on the island of in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the , in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera is also named for the community. is situated 6 km southwest of Mussard Cave.

Mussard Cave

Latitude
-21.09501° or 21° 5′ 42″ south
Longitude
55.51151° or 55° 30′ 41″ east
Elevation
2,208 metres (7,244 feet)
Open location code
5HCQWG36+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9383216856
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Geo­Names ID
935455
Wiki­data ID
Q2943281
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Mussard Cave” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mussard Cave”. Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.