Country & People of Mauritius

Mauritius, an independent state, is situated at 890 KM east of Madagascar (as shown in the map below), between 19°50' and 20°32' of south latitude and 57°18' and 57°46' of East Longitude. Reunion, french island, is 200 km south west and Rodrigues, a dependence of Mauritius is 600 km to the East North East.

Mauritius is a volcanic island, measuring 58km (36mi) from north to south and 47km (29mi) from east to west.

It lies in the Indian Ocean, roughly 800km (500mi) east of Madagascar, 3860km (2400mi) south-west of India and 220km (135mi) north-east of its nearest neighbour, Réunion.

As a country, it includes the inhabited island of Rodrigues, some 560km (350mi) to the north-east, and other scattered coral atolls such as Cargados Carajos and Agalega.

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Mauritius is situated in the Indian Ocean, approximately 2400 kilometres off the South East Coast of Africa.

The island, which is of volcanic origin, covers an area of 1,865 square kilometres or 720 square miles.

Coral reefs surround most of the coast except the south.

Rodrigues, 18 kms long by 8 kms wide, is set in the monochrome blue of a typical postcard scene representing some 200 square kilometres of lagoon. Rodrigues is remote, a part of Mauritius but 550km further east and covers 108sq km, the size of the British Channel Island of Jersey. The coral reef is as far away as 7 kms in some parts. Rodrigues is the smallest of the Mascarenes and of the most recent volcanic origin (some 1½ million years ago). It is surrounded by 14 satellite islets.

United Africa Feeder Line, UAFL was founded in 2000 as a regional feeder service in Africa. In just 7 years, UAFL has become a leading regional carrier within the Indian Ocean. It has amassed a large network of close ties and relationships with prominent local, regional and international carriers and operates fortnightly services from the East Coast of Africa, Mauritius and the Island of Reunion to the Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa.