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Mauritius Geography - 1991 https://theodora.com/wfb1991/mauritius/mauritius_geography.html SOURCE: 1991 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 1,860 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than 10.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 177 km Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: edge of continental margin or 200 nm
Disputes: claims 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 4%; meadows and pastures 4%; forest and woodland 31%; other 7%; includes irrigated 9% Environment: subject to cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs Note: located 900 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius Geography 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius Geography 1991 should be addressed to the CIA. |