Le Morne Brabant
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Key facts
- Location
- Mauritius
- Criteria
- Cultural: (iii), (vi)
- Reference
- 1259bis
- Inscription
- 2008 (32nd Session )
- Area
- 3.496 km (863.9 acres)
- Buffer zone
- 24.05 km (5,942.9 acres)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- peninsula
- Country
- Mauritius
- Located in
- Rivière Noire District
- Area
- 2405
- Elevation
- 556
- Image
- Le Morne Peninsula in Mauritius (53697779236).jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Morne Brabant
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- located in/on physical feature
- Mauritius Island
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Morne Brabant [lə mɔʁn bʁa.bɑ̃] is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. On it is a basaltic monolith of the same name 556 metres (1,824 ft) high. Its summit covers an area of over 12 hectares (30 acres). There are many caves and overhangs on the steep slopes. It is largely surrounded by a lagoon and is a well known tourist attraction. It is also a refuge for two rare plants, the Mandrinette and the Boucle d'Oreille. The peninsula of Le Morne benefits from a micro-climate. The mountain is named after the Dutch East India Company ship Brabant that ran aground here on 29 December 1783.
UNESCO added Morne Brabant Mountain to the World Heritage List in 2008.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Morne Brabant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.