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Geography and Environment of Mauritius
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Mauritius.
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The Island of Mauritius, volcanic in origin, lies in the southwest Indian Ocean just within the Tropic of Capricorn, 1,250 miles from the African coast and 500 miles east of Madagascar. It is about 40 miles long and 30 miles wide, with an area of 720 square miles. In the center, an extensive plateau rises to 1,900 feet with three mountain ranges bordering the central tableland
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small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
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