Piton des Neiges
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| Piton des Neiges | |
|---|---|
| Elevation: | 3069 metres |
| Coordinates: | 21°05′ S 55°29′ E |
| Location: | Réunion, Indian Ocean |
| Type: | Volcano (extinct) |
| First ascent: | -- |
| Last eruption: | |
| Easiest route: | -- |
Piton des Neiges (Snow Peak) is a 3069m high inactive volcano on the island of Réunion, one of the volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
The volcanic island is considered to be about 3 million years old (Pliocene); the other two islands in the archipelago, Mauritius and Rodrigues, are 7.8 million (Miocene) and 1.5 million (Pleistocene) years old, respectively. The island possesses a high endemism of flowering plants (about 225); this has justified the creation of a biological reserve on the lower slopes of Piton des Neiges.
Categories: Southern Africa geography stubs | Réunion | Mountains of Africa | Volcanoes of France | Volcanoes of the Indian Ocean
