The Île aux Aigrettes reserve
850 m off the south-east coast and about a kilometre from Mahébourg, this 27-hectare islet has been a nature reserve since 1965. It holds the world’s last remaining piece of Mauritius Dry Coastal Forest.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Mahébourg, about 1 km awayÎle aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)
- GPS coordinates
- -20.42000, 57.73310Île aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The islet is both a reserve and a scientific research station, and a popular visitor attraction.
Île aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)An endemic ebony, Diospyros egrettarum, is named after the island, where it is plentiful.
Île aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)Unlike volcanic Mauritius, the islet is made of coral limestone.
Île aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)
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- Île aux Aigrettes (Wikipedia)
Ile aux Aigrettes is an islet off the south-east coast of Mauritius. It functions as a nature reserve and a scientific research station. It is also a popular visitors attraction […] It has an area of 27 hectares […] 850 metres […] off the south-east coast of Mauritius and roughly a kilometer […] from the coastal town of Mahebourg. It is low-lying and is formed from coral-limestone (unlike the majority of Mauritius which is from volcanic rock). Ile aux Aigrettes conserves the world's only remaining piece of Mauritius Dry Coastal Forest […] in 1965 the island was declared a nature reserve. The rare, endemic ebony tree species Diospyros egrettarum is named after this island, on which it is plentiful. (coordinates -20.42, 57.7331)
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