Mauritius
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Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the
Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
Dutch activities on Mauritius, as well as the first published depiction of a dodo bird (2), 1601
First African slaves to Mauritius
The Battle of Grand Port between French and British naval forces, 20–27 August 1810
Rodrigues
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Rodrigues is an autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius, of approximately 108 km2 and about 560 km east of the main island of Mauritius. Along with the french overseas department of Réuni
Calcarenitic shore of Rodrigues island, at Pointe Coton
A treeless landscape from the island
An endemic bird species, the Rodrigues warbler (Acrocephalus rodericanus) in the Grande Montagne area, Rodrigues
Rodrigues Regional Assembly