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Grand Étang
Grand Étang (''large pond'' in English) is the largest lake on the island of Réunion, a Overseas departments and territories of France, French territory in the western Indian Ocean. It lies in the Communes of France, commune of Saint-Benoît, Réunion, Saint-Benoît, close to La Plaine-des-Palmistes, in the eastern part of the island. Its inflow is a short creek from the waterfall ''Cascade Biberon'' of the ''Bras d'Annette'' creek. It was created by a lava flow acting as a natural dam afterwards. It does not have an outflow. See also * Rivière des Marsouins – Grand Étang Important Bird Area References External links *Photo of Lakes of Réunion Réunion National Park {{Réunion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the island of Madagascar and southwest of the island of Mauritius. , it had a population of 896,175. Its capital and largest city is Saint-Denis, La Réunion, Saint-Denis. Réunion was uninhabited until French immigrants and colonial subjects settled the island in the 17th century. Its tropical climate led to the development of a plantation economy focused primarily on sugar; slaves from East Africa were imported as fieldworkers, followed by Malays, Annamite, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indians as indentured laborers. Today, the greatest proportion of the population is of mixed descent, while the predominant language is Réunion Creole, though French remains the sole official language. Since 1946, Réunion has been governed as a regions of France, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
