Eight million years ago, following consecutive volcanic eruptions, the island of Mauritius emerged above the waves of the Indian Ocean.
Month: May 2018
Reunion Island: volcanoes and sharks
I am situated in the Indian ocean, one step away from Mauritius and three from Madagascar. I am 63 km long and about three million years old. Oh, how my past troubled me. Inside, I constantly feel the pulse of an angry volcano. I was discovered by the Portuguese but in the end, the French…