Trou de Fer
The Trou de Fer is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cave
- Description: Canyon on Reunion Island
- Also known as: “Iron Hole”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: sebastien Delcoigne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on the island of Réunion. Located at about 500 m altitude along the mountainous rampart that separates the cirque Salazie and the plateau forest Bélouve, it falls within the territory of the commune of Salazie on the island of Réunion.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie
Church
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Trou de Fer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salazie and Mare à Poule d’Eau.
Salazie
Village
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889.
Mare à Citrons
Village
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mare à Citrons is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Trou de Fer.
Trou de Fer
- Categories: canyon, waterfall, and landform
- Location: Salazie, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Trou de Fer” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Trou de Fer”
- Cebuano: “Le Trou de Fer”
- French: “Trou de Fer”
- German: “Trou de Fer”
- Persian: “آبشار ترو دو فر”
- Russian: “Тру-де-Фер”
- Slovenian: “Trou de Fer”
- Ukrainian: “Тру-де-Фер”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹرو ڈی فر چھمبر”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Trou de Fer”. Photo: Jennifer greatoutdoors, Public domain.