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fiogf49gjkf0d MAURITIUS IS AN ISLAND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN, AND COVERS AN
AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 2040 SQ.KM. THE ISLAND IS OF VOLCANIC
ORIGIN AND IS PRACTICALLY SURROUNDED BY CORAL REEFS.
IN THE NORTHERN AREA THERE IS A PLAIN THAT RISES TO A
CENTRAL PLATEAU AT 270 TO 730M ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THIS
PLATEAU IS ENCIRCLED BY SMALLER MOUNTAINS, WHICH ARE
THOUGHT TO HAVE FORMED THE RIM OF AN ANCIENT VOLCANO. THE
LITTLE BLACK RIVER PEAK IN THE SOUTHWEST IS THE HIGHEST
POINT AT 813M.
THE GRAND RIVER NORTH WEST AND THE GRAND RIVER SOUTH EAST
ARE THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT RIVERS ON THE ISLAND. THESE
RIVERS FLOW INTO THE INDIAN OCEAN. MARE AUX VOCOAS IS ONE
OF THE MAJOR RESERVOIRS AND IS THE MAIN WATER SUPPLY
SYSTEM. GRAND BASIN LIES ON THE PLATEAU AND IS A MAN MADE
LAKE USED FOR IRRIGATION.
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