Alas, that's not the interpretation favored by the geology of these islands. The Mascarene Platform is granite at its core, with a mantle of basalt and limestones. The granite comes from the ...

The property harbours the most valuable natural habitats and the species assemblages they support remaining on the Mascarene Island group. It protects key parts of a recognized global centre of plant ...

before weakening again as it approaches the Mascarene Islands this weekend,” Météo-France said. “The system will remain away from inhabited land until Friday. Beyond that, a threat is ...