Glen Park
Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarter
- Description: human settlement in Mauritius
- Also known as: “Glen Park, Mauritius”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trou aux Cerfs and Curepipe Botanic Gardens.
Trou aux Cerfs
Volcano
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Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. Trou aux Cerfs is situated 3 km east of Glen Park.
Curepipe Botanic Gardens
Park
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Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Route des Jardins, Curepipe, is the second largest botanical garden in Mauritius. It has a relatively informal layout, and contains a river, lake and the world's rarest palm tree among other attractions. Curepipe Botanic Gardens is situated 3 km east of Glen Park.
Clarisse House
Building
The Clarisse House is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Mauritius at 37, Riverwalk Vacoas, Plaines Wilhems. It is frequently used for governmental conferences, summits and other official purposes, including the Prime Minister's New Year Speech. Clarisse House is situated 3½ km northeast of Glen Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vacoas-Phoenix and Curepipe.
Vacoas-Phoenix
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Vacoas-Phoenix also known as French: Villes Jumelles, is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.
Curepipe
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Curepipe is a sprawling town in the centre of Mauritius. At an altitude of 561 m, it marks the top of the ridge on the road between Port Louis and Vieux Grand Port, and the name may indicate that travellers rested here for long enough to smoke then clean out their clay pipes.
Quatre Bornes
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quatre Bornes, also known as La Ville des Fleurs, is a town in Mauritius, located mainly in the Plaines Wilhems District. Its western part lies in the Rivière Noire District.
Glen Park
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.32522° or 20° 19′ 31″ southLongitude
57.48542° or 57° 29′ 8″ eastElevation
456 metres (1,496 feet)Open location code
5HFVMFFP+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 9280558604OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hungarian—“Glen Park” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glen Park, Mauritius”
- Hungarian: “Glen Park”
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