Caverne Dufour
Caverne Dufour is a cave in Salazie, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît and has an elevation of 2,484 metres. Caverne Dufour is situated nearby to the volcano Piton des Neiges, as well as near the town Cilaos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piton des Neiges and Mussard Cave.
Piton des Neiges
Volcano
Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
The Piton des Neiges is a 3,069 m complex volcano on Réunion, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
Mussard Cave
Cave
The Mussard Cave is a mountain cave on the island of Réunion. Located about 2150 meters above sea level in the heart of the Piton des Neiges, it falls within the municipality of Saint-Benoit. Mussard Cave is situated 2½ km northeast of Caverne Dufour.
Gros Morne
Peak
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gros Morne is a volcanic peak on the island of Réunion, located to the north of the town of Cilaos. Lying just to the west of its slightly taller neighbour, the Piton des Neiges, the Gros Morne rises to a height of 3,019 metres. Gros Morne is situated 4 km northwest of Caverne Dufour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cilaos and Hell-Bourg.
Cilaos
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cilaos is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera is also named for the community. Cilaos is situated 4 km southwest of Caverne Dufour.
Hell-Bourg
Village
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hell-Bourg is a small village in the Salazie commune of the French overseas department of Réunion. 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. Hell-Bourg is situated 6 km northeast of Caverne Dufour.
Marla
Hamlet
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marla is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km west of Caverne Dufour.
Caverne Dufour
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in France
- Category: landform
- Location: Salazie, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.10982° or 21° 6′ 35″ southLongitude
55.49601° or 55° 29′ 46″ eastElevation
2,484 metres (8,150 feet)Open location code
5HCQVFRW+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 4454850081OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Caverne Dufour” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caverne Dufour”
- French: “Caverne Dufour”
- Spanish: “Caverna Dufour”
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