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Location:
Africa,
Mauritius, Le Morne Brabant
Category:
Sea / Coastal view
Description:
View of the Club Mistral
coast and beach, Indian ocean
peninsula surf
beach
Location Information:
Le
Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the
extreme south-western tip of
Mauritius and the most windward side
of the island. It is highlighted by
an eponymous single standing
basaltic rock with a summit of 556
metres above sea level which belongs
to the most imposing sight on
Mauritius. The summit covers an area
of more than 12 hectares. There are
many overhanging caves at the steep
slopes. It is surrounded by a lagoon
and is a famous tourist attraction.
It is also one of the last three
refuges of one of the rarest plants
in the world, the Mandrinette.
Another rare plant which grows only
on the sides of the mountain is
Trochetia boutoniana.
This hill became well-known in the
19th century when runaway slaves
used Le Morne Brabant as a hideaway.
After the abolishment of slavery on
Mauritius, a police expedition
traveled to the rock on 1 February
1835 to tell the slaves that they
are free people. However, the slaves
misunderstood the expedition and
jumped to death. Since then, this
day is celebrated by Mauritian
creoles as Annual Commemoration of
the Abolition of Slavery.
The peninsula of Le Morne benefits
from a micro-climate.
Le Morne Brabant Mountain was
submitted to the candidate list of
the World Heritage sites in 2003. In
2008, the nomination process
concluded when UNESCO inscribed the
site on the World Heritage List
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