Trou aux Cerfs
| Trou aux Cerfs | |
|---|---|
 Crater of Trou aux Cerfs | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Coordinates | 20°18′54″S 57°30′18″E / 20.31500°S 57.50500°E |
| Geography | |
  Trou aux Cerfs Location in Mauritius | |
| Location | Curepipe, Mauritius |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Dormant - Volcanic crater |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Car/Walking |
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300[1] and 350 meters in diameter,[2] and is 80 meters deep.[2]
The crater was formed less than 2 million years ago in the second phase of volcanic activity that created Mauritius.[3]
According to experts, the volcano is currently dormant but could become active at any time within the next thousand years.[citation needed] It last erupted 700,000 years ago.
Wildlife on the volcano
[edit]Fauna
[edit]Currently, the only mammals living on the volcano are the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and the fruit bat (Pteropus niger).
Lots of exotic birds are found here, including the red fody (Foudia madagascariensis), but the endemic bird species are the martin (Phedina borbonica) and the swiftlet (Aerodramus francicus).
Flora
[edit]Two species of the genus Trochetia are found here. They are Trochetia blackburniana and the very rare Trochetia triflora.
The most common exotic tree found here is the pine tree (Pinus massoniana), but the endemic plants include the manglier (Sideroxylon puberulum) and the fanjan (Cyathea sp)
References
[edit]
- ^ "Trou aux Cerfs". Mauritius UK Connection. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ a b "Trou aux Cerfs volcano". Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. pp. 390. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
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