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Mauritius Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar

Map references:

World

Area:

total area:

1,860 sq km

land area:

1,850 sq km

comparative area:

slightly less than 10.5 times the size of Washington, DC

note:

includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

177 km

Maritime claims:

continental shelf:

200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

claims UK-administered Chagos Archipelago, which includes the island of Diego Garcia in UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory; claims French-administered Tromelin Island

Climate:

tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)

Terrain:

small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau

Natural resources:

arable land, fish

Land use:

arable land:

54%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

31%

other:

Irrigated land:

170 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

water pollution

natural hazards:

cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection

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