Demi-Piton
Demi-Piton is a peak in Sainte-Rose, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît and has an elevation of 2,395 metres. Demi-Piton is situated nearby to the locality Plateau des Basaltes, as well as near Enclos Fouqué.Photo: Dunog, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,395 metres
- Description: mountain in France
- Also known as: “Le Demi-Piton”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piton de la Fournaise and Formica Leo.
Piton de la Fournaise
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piton de la Fournaise is the only active volcano on Réunion Island, and one of the most active in the world. Rising to 2,631 m above sea level, locals know it as "Le Volcan".
Formica Leo
Shingle beach
Photo: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Formica Leo, named for its similar shape to the pitfall built by the antlion, is a small volcanic crater of the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.
Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob
Mountain saddle
Photo: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob is a mountain pass and vista point overlooking Enclos Fouqué, the last caldera formed by Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Enclos Fouqué.
Enclos Fouqué
Locality
Photo: VillageHero, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Enclos Fouqué is the most recent caldera built by the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano of the isle of la Réunion.
Demi-Piton
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sainte-Rose, Arrondissement de Saint-Benoît, La Reunion, Réunion, East African Islands, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.2285° or 21° 13′ 43″ southLongitude
55.6696° or 55° 40′ 11″ eastElevation
2,395 metres (7,858 feet)Open location code
5HCQQMC9+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 1699100825OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q3022102
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Demi-Piton” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Demi-Piton”
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- Estonian: “Demi-Piton”
- Finnish: “Demi-Piton”
- French: “Cratère de Cirque”
- French: “Cratère du Cirque”
- French: “Demi Piton”
- French: “Demi-Piton”
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- Neapolitan: “Demi-Piton”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Demi-Piton”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Demi-Piton”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Demi-Piton”
- Picard: “Demi-Piton”
- Piemontese: “Demi-Piton”
- Polish: “Demi-Piton”
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- Romanian: “Demi-Piton”
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- Sardinian: “Demi-Piton”
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- Scottish Gaelic: “Demi-Piton”
- Serbian: “Demi-Piton”
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- Venetian: “Demi-Piton”
- Vietnamese: “Demi-Piton”
- Vlaams: “Demi-Piton”
- Volapük: “Demi-Piton”
- Walloon: “Demi-Piton”
- Welsh: “Demi-Piton”
- Wolof: “Demi-Piton”
- Zulu: “Demi-Piton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Plateau des Basaltes and le Grand Pays.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Col Lacroix and Cendres de Bellecombe.
Réunion: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Saint-Denis, Piton de la Fournaise, Saint-Leu, and Petite-Île.
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