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The Republic of Mauritius Project Plan - RarePlanet

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Republic</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mauritius</strong> is located in the Indian Ocean 800 km Southeast <strong>of</strong> Madagascar, with latitude location 20° 10' S and longitude<br />

057° 30' E. It consists <strong>of</strong> two main islands, <strong>Mauritius</strong> (1865 km²) and Rodrigues (109 km²) and two groups <strong>of</strong> outer islands, namely the St<br />

Brandon Archipelago (3 km²) and Agalega (21 km²). <strong>The</strong> total land area <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Republic</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mauritius</strong> is 2040 km² with an Exclusive<br />

Economic Zone extending over more than 2 million square kilometers.<br />

<strong>Mauritius</strong> and Rodrigues form part <strong>of</strong> the Mascarene Archipelago, along with Réunion Island (France). All three are <strong>of</strong> volcanic origin and<br />

share many similarities in terms <strong>of</strong> their biodiversity.<br />

Figure 1: Map <strong>of</strong> the Indian Ocean and <strong>Mauritius</strong> (MWF 2005)<br />

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