Pintades Island

Pintades Island is an islet in Rodrigues, Mauritius. Pintades Island is situated nearby to the village Rivière Cocos, as well as near Grand La Fouche Corail.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport.

Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport

Aerodrome

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Plaine Corail Airport is an airport located near Plaine Corail on Rodrigues, an autonomous outer island of Mauritius. Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport is situated 4 km west of Pintades Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baie aux Huîtres and Port Mathurin.

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. Baie aux Huîtres is situated 8 km north of Pintades Island.

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 10 km north of Pintades Island.

Pintades Island

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

-19.76401° or 19° 45′ 50″ south

Longitude

63.39802° or 63° 23′ 53″ east

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

5JG569PX+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28677840

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

1547464

Wikidata ID

Q27764220

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Pintades Island”
French: “Ile aux Pintades”
French: “Île aux Pintades”
Swedish: “Pintades Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rivière Cocos and Grand La Fouche Corail.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paille en Queue Island and Carrière de Corail.

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