Diamond Island

Diamond Island is an islet in Rodrigues, Mauritius. Diamond Island is situated nearby to the village Baie Malgache, as well as near Baie aux Huîtres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baie aux Huîtres and Port Mathurin.

Baie aux Huîtres

Village

Baie aux Huîtres is a coastal village located on the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. It has approximately 2,500 inhabitants, living in various neighborhoods such as Acacias, Pointe la Gueule, Allée Tamarin, La Bonté, Terre Madoff, and Grand Bois Noir.

Port Mathurin

Town

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The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues is settled close to or in the city. Port Mathurin is situated 2½ km east of Diamond Island.

Anse aux Anglais

Village

Photo: Dunog, Public domain.

Anse aux Anglais or English Bay is a small coastal village located in the north of the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Its name, French for "English Bay," is apparently linked with the fact that English troops landed on its beach in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars between France and Great Britain. Anse aux Anglais is situated 4 km east of Diamond Island.

Diamond Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Mauritius
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Rodrigues, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude

-19.6839° or 19° 41′ 2″ south

Longitude

63.39688° or 63° 23′ 49″ east

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

5JG5898W+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 216803363

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

1545790

Wikidata ID

Q27764264

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Diamond Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Diamond Island”
French: “Ile aux Diamants”
French: “Île aux Diamants”
German: “Diamond Island”
Swedish: “Diamond Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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