Round Island (Mauritius)

Round Island (Mauritius)

Round Island is an uninhabited islet 22.5 kilometers north of Mauritius. It has an area of 1.69 square kilometers and a maximum elevation of 280 meters. The island is a nature reserve under the jurisdiction of the Mauritian Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. [cite web
title=Round Island: General Information
work=Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
url=http://www.mauritian-wildlife.org/article.php?cat=projects&title=05.%20Round%20Island
accessdate=2008-01-24
]

Rare reptiles that are endemic to Round Island include the Round Island skink, Round Island day gecko, and Round Island boa. [cite web
title=Terrestrial Ecoregions: Mascarene forests
work=World Wildlife Fund
url=http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0120_full.html
accessdate=2008-01-24
]

Geographic coordinates: coord|19.8500370|S|57.7833333|E|

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