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Kid
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Mauritius
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~ Mauritius is one
of those beautifully picturesque islands that invite you to spend a family
vacation of a lifetime on its white sandy mauritius beaches
~~ there are fantastic kids attractions in the inland too making it
an ideal family getaway destination for beach lovers and adventurous explorer
kids alike
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Mauritius
Island Map
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Map of Mauritius
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Mauritius
Island is a true pearl in the Indian Ocean
~ We loved the family friendly hotels
and resorts, the service was hard to beat for a perfect family vacation
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Where
is Mauritius
~ Mauritius Island lies in the Indian Ocean
~On the map Mauritius is a tiny dot surrounded by the blue Indian Ocean
~ The island has had a lot of volcanic activity and is bordered by hree
mountain ranges
~ Beautiful coral reefs surround almost the entire coastline.
~ it neigbours the indian ocean islands our Madagascar ( about some 800km
in one direction), Reunion Island to another and further north the Seychelles
~ Mauritius lies 20 degrees south of the Equator ( latitude) just
above the tropic of capricorn and about 57 degrees east of the greenwich
meridian (longtitude)
~ the tropic of capricorn is a line parallel to the equator defining
the limit at which the noon day sun is directly above the place on earth
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~ it lies on the end of the Mascarene Ridge, a type of underwater mountain
range
~ humans did not arrive on mauiritus island until about 400 years ago, it
has no known of indiginous inhabitants but is made up of various nationalities
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Maps
of the Indian Ocean Islands
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Mauritius
Island Map
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On
the mauritius Island Map you can see
that most mauritius hotels and resorts are scattered along the sandy mauritius
beaches shore
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Kids
Activites
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Mauritius neighbouring islands are Rodrigues Island and Reunion Island
~ its largest island neighbour is Madagascar and further north the Seychelles
Islands
Black and White
Map of Mauritius
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Mauritius Map
~Mauritius
Island is 42 miles (67 kilometres) in length and 29 miles(46 km)at its
widest point , it covers a total area of 730 square miles (1865 square
km)
~ similar in size would be the english county of surrey or cape penisular
in south africa
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~ our
family is a homeschooling family and we love learning as we travel
~ here some kids activity ideas whilst you are on your family vacation
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Kids
Activities Mauritius Education
learning
a little bit about the places you visit
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Mauritius
Geography for Kids |
| Indentifying
Sea Shells |
| How
to Clean Sea Shell |
Mauritius
Sea Shell Picture Gallery |
Mauritius
Flag
kid printables
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| Mauritius
Family Holiday Ideas |
Mauritius-
a perfect family vacation destination
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