Plaine des Cafres
The Plaine des Cafres is a plateau on Réunion Island, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Piton Tortue and Col de Bellevue.
Col de Bellevue
Mountain saddle
The Col de Bellevue is a mountain pass on the RN3 road which runs across the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. At 1606 metres it is one of the highest road passes on the island, and lies between the villages of Bourg-Murat and La Plaine-des-Palmistes… Col de Bellevue is situated 2½ km east of Plaine des Cafres.
Piton de la Source
Peak
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Piton de la Source is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Plaine des Cafres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Murat and La Plaine-des-Palmistes.
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 5 km south of Plaine des Cafres.
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. La Plaine-des-Palmistes is situated 8 km east of Plaine des Cafres.
Plaine des Cafres
- Type: Plain
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: plateau, planeze, and landform
- Location: Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Plaine des Cafres” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Plaine des Cafres”
- Chinese: “卡菲尔平原”
- Dutch: “Plaine des Cafres”
- French: “23e kilomètre”
- French: “23e km”
- French: “La Plaine des Cafres”
- French: “Plaine des cafres”
- French: “Plaine des Cafres”
- French: “Plaine des Volcans”
- French: “Vingt-Troisième kilomètre”
- French: “Vingt-Troisième km”
- Portuguese: “Plaine des Cafres”
- Spanish: “Plaine des Cafres”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piton Doret and Piton Marabout.
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