Réunion
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Réunion is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France within the African region. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 kilometres east o
An 1816 ten-centime coin from Réunion, from when it was still called Isle Bourbon
Statue of Mahé de La Bourdonnais in Saint-Denis
Hindu festival, 19th century
Palais de la Source, seat of the Departmental Council of Réunion
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
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…is located approximately 679 kilometres (367 nautical miles) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 kilometres (94 nmi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2026, it had a population of 910,985. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis. Before the arrival of French colonial subjects and…
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