Bridal Veil Falls
The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall on the island of Réunion. Located at about 500 m altitude along the mountainous rampart that separates the cirque Salazie and the plateau forest Bélouve, it falls within the territory of the commune of Salazie on the island of Réunion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: sebastien Delcoigne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Réunion
- Also known as: “Bridal Veil Falls (Salazie)” and “Le Voile de la Mariee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trou de Fer and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie.
Trou de Fer
Waterfall
Photo: Jennifer greatoutdoors, Public domain.
The Trou de Fer is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to 300 m deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie
Church
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Salazie is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mare à Poule d’Eau and Mare à Citrons.
Salazie
Village
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salazie is a volcanic caldera and commune of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, which is an overseas department and region of France. The first settlement of the area took place in 1829 after a cyclone had devastated the nearby coast, and the municipality of Salazie was formed in 1889.
Bridal Veil Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-21.03999° or 21° 2′ 24″ southLongitude
55.53812° or 55° 32′ 17″ eastElevation
979 metres (3,212 feet)Open location code
5HCQXG6Q+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 3248454269OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Bridal Veil Falls” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “新娘面紗瀑布”
- French: “Le Voile de la Mariée”
- French: “Voile de la Mariée”
- German: “Voile de la Mariée”
- Spanish: “Voile de la Mariée”
- Swedish: “Voile de la Mariée”
- “Voile de la Mariée”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rivière du Mât and Bride’s veil.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bridal Veil Falls”. Photo: sebastien Delcoigne, CC BY-SA 2.0.