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Mascarene Islands (măskərēn`), in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. They include Mauritius Mauritius (môrĭsh`ēəs, –əs), officially Republic of Mauritius, republic (2005 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , Réunion Réunion (rāünyôN`), island and overseas department of France (2005 est. pop. 777,000), c. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Rodriguez Rodriguez or Rodrigues (rōdrē`gəs), island (1996 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. . Apparently known to the Arabs, they were rediscovered by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 16th cent. The islands are named for Pedro Mascarenhas, who visited them c.1512. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These are the hot spots: Philippines; Gulf of Guinea (off the west coast of Africa); Sunda Islands, Indonesia; southern Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean); eastern coastal waters of South Africa; northern Indian Ocean; waters of southern Japan, Taiwan, and southern China; Cape Verde Islands (off West Africa); western Caribbean; and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Botanist Wendy Strahm, a Switzerland-based IUCN Plants Officer in its Species Survival Programme, sees plenty of "the living dead" on the Indian Ocean's Mascarene Islands. From the Deccan Traps, the hotspotfirst created the Laccadive-Maldive-Chagos Ridge and later the Mascarene Plateau. |
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