Tosca
Tosca is a locality in Pamplemousses, Mauritius. Tosca is situated nearby to the hamlet Melotte, as well as near the village Crève Coeur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pieter Both and Le Pouce.
Pieter Both
Peak
Photo: Avinash Meetoo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pieter Both, sometimes referred to as Peter Botte Mountain, is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres tall. The mountain is slightly shorter than Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by eight metres.
Le Pouce
Peak
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Le Pouce is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters. Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire and Pieter Both are taller. It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain. Le Pouce is situated 3½ km west of Tosca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Pierre and Sainte-Croix.
Saint Pierre
Town
Saint Pierre is a village in the district of Moka in Mauritius. It is considered to be found in the heart of Mauritius.The climatic conditions is cold and ideal especially during summer with cold breeze. Saint Pierre is situated 4½ km southwest of Tosca.
Sainte-Croix
Suburb
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Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean. It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. Sainte-Croix is situated 6 km northwest of Tosca.
Port Louis
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Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius, and with around 150,000 inhabitants the island nation's most populous city. Sitting in a bay surrounded by mountains, Port Louis is a lively and modern city also with charming districts from colonial times.
Tosca
- Type: Locality
- Location: Pamplemousses, Mauritius, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-20.18965° or 20° 11′ 23″ southLongitude
57.56342° or 57° 33′ 48″ eastElevation
261 metres (856 feet)Open location code
5HFVRH67+49GeoNames ID
12168284
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