Petite Île (Reunion)
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Mascarens | |
| Geographical location | 21 ° 22 '37 " S , 55 ° 34' 4" E | |
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| length | 290 m | |
| width | 100 m | |
| surface | 2.24 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 32 m | |
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Petite Île ( German Small Island ) is a small, uninhabited island directly in front of the Cap du Fil on the south coast of Réunion , the main island of the French overseas department of the same name in the western Indian Ocean .
geography
The 2.24 hectare island is less than 60 meters off the south coast of the main island of Réunion. It extends over 290 meters from northeast to southwest and is a maximum of 100 meters wide. It reaches a height of 32 meters.
history
The Petite Île gave the municipality Petite-Île , to which it belongs, the name. On a map of Réunion from 1661 it is recorded as Roches Islet .
Roches Islet (right) and Réunion on the 1661 map
Individual evidence
- ↑ « Espaces naturels: Quelles protections pour quels projets? ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. », Nicolas Vitry, Agence pour l'observation de La Réunion, l'aménagement et l'habitat .
- ↑ Carte de randonnée. Saint-Pierre. Crique de Cilaos. Île de La Réunion , Institut national de l'information geographique et forestière, numéro 4405 RT, 2002.
