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.Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pitons Mare à Boue and Piton Tortue.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Murat.
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.
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: “plaine des Cafres”
- French: “Plaine des Cafres”
- French: “Plaine des Volcans”
- 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 Bleu.
Réunion: Must-Visit Destinations
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