Round Island (Mauritius)
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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 has been a nature reserve since 1957 and is administered jointly by the National Parks and Conservation Service and the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation.[1]
Rare reptiles that are endemic to Round Island include the Round Island skink, Round Island day gecko, Round Island Boa, and the extinct Round Island Burrowing Boa.[2]
Coordinates: 19°51′00″S 57°47′00″E / 19.8500370°S 57.7833333°E
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- ^ "Round Island: General Information". Mauritian Wildlife Foundation. http://www.mauritian-wildlife.org/application/index.php?tpid=30&tcid=82. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Terrestrial Ecoregions: Mascarene forests". World Wildlife Fund. http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0120_full.html. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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