Pieter Both (mountain)

Pieter Both (mountain)

Pieter Both is the second highest mountain of Mauritius. It is 820 metres tall. It is named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. The very notable feature of this mountain is the gigantic " rock " situated at the very top of it.


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