MAURITIUS.
Environmental protection.
Le Morne Peninsula.
Third stamp in a set of 5, issued on 04.10.1991.
Face value: 2 Mauritian rupees.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 42 x 29 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 727.
- Scott No. 691.
- StampWorld No. 746.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 813.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 762.
Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Mauritius island. It is highlighted by an eponymous basaltic monolith with a summit 556 m (1,824 ft) above sea level. The summit covers an area of over 12 ha (30 acres). There are many caves and overhangs on the steep slopes. It is largely surrounded by a lagoon. The mountain is named after the ship of the Dutch East India Company Brabant, that ran aground there on December 29, 1783 on the cliffs. In 2008 the península was inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List.
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