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___ Satellite View and Map of Réunion

Piton de la Fournaise
Image: Vincent Dunogué

About Réunion

Réunion was for most of the people on this planet an unknown place until August 2015 when a fragment of the missing plane of Flight MH370 was found on the island. Réunion belongs to the Mascarene islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 740 km (460 mi) east of Madagascar and south west of Mauritius.

The island is 70.5 km long (43.8 mi, from north west to south east) and about 50 km (31 mi) wide, and of volcanic origin. Réunion's landscape is dominated by Piton de la Fournaise, currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, and Piton des Neiges, a massive 3,069 m now dormant shield volcano, the origin of the island's creation.

Trois-Roches waterfalls, Cirque de Mafate, Réunion.
Image: David Monniaux

The island formerly known as Île Bourbon, is a French overseas department. Réunion has a population of 845,000 inhabitants (in 2014). Administrative capital of Réunion is Saint-Denis. Spoken languages are French (official) and Réunion Creole.

Some points of interest: Piton de la Fournaise (volcano watching), Plaine des Sables (plain of sands, a volcanic moon landscape), Cirque de Mafate caldera (developed hiker's delight), Le Maïdo and Nez de Boeuf (hiker's points of view), Cascade Grand Galet (falling water), Saint Gilles (seaside resort).

The map shows Réunion with cities, towns, expressways, main roads and streets, Roland Garros International Airport (IATA code: RUN) is located in north of the island.

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Local Time Réunion:

Monday-March-20 21:25

Time zone: Reunion Time (RET) :: UTC/GMT +4 hours

φ Latitude, λ Longitude (of Map center; move the map to see coordinates):
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Google Maps: Searchable Map of Réunion Island an Overseas region of France.

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