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Réunion. La Réunion, [note 1] officially Department of La Réunion, [note 2] is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius.
Réunion is an island in Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is an overseas region of France. The total area of the island is 2,512 km 2, of which 10 km 2 is water. The island has a coastline of 207 km. The maritime claims of Réunion include an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles, and a territorial sea of 12 ...
Réunion National Park ( French: Parc national de La Réunion) is a National Park of France located on the island of Réunion, an overseas department in the western Indian Ocean. Established on 5 March 2007, the park protects the endemic ecosystems of Les Hauts, Réunion's mountainous interior, and covers around 42% of the island.
Stratigraphy and tectonics. The island of Réunion formed from two volcanoes, the active Piton de la Fournaise on the southern end of the island and Piton des Neiges, which is slightly taller and dormant. [1] The Reunion hotspot that formed the Deccan Traps also produced the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the Mascarene Plateau and plays a role in ...
List of islands by area. Dymaxion map (Fuller map) with continental landmasses (I,II,III,IV) and largest islands (1–30) roughly to scale. This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown.
The island has many natural tourist attractions, including Piton des Neiges (the highest point on the island), [46] lava cliffs, and deep canyons. [45] Another tourist attraction is the active shield volcano Piton de la Fournaise , one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
Saint-Denis was founded in 1669 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of Bourbon Island (as La Réunion was then called), on the northern side of the island, where a larger and more fertile plain was deemed more propitious for the development of settlements than the drier and more barren area of Saint-Paul on the western side of the island.
Country. France. Region. Réunion. Coordinates. 21°06′S 55°30′E / 21.1°S 55.5°E / -21.1; 55.5. The Réunion hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which currently lies under the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau are volcanic traces of the Réunion hotspot.