Rodrigues Island

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Rodrigues Island is a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Republic of Mauritius and is known for its unique biodiversity and relative isolation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rodrigues 9
Rodrigues Island canonical 2
Island of Rodrigues 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
outer island of Mauritius
volcanic island
administrativeStatus autonomous outer island of Mauritius
area about 108 square kilometres
capital Port Mathurin
climate tropical maritime climate
commonLanguage French
Rodriguan Creole
country Mauritius
currency Mauritian rupee
discoveredBy Portuguese navigators
distanceFromMauritius about 560 kilometres east of Mauritius main island
endemicSpecies Rodrigues flying fox
linked to: Rodrigues fruit bat

Rodrigues fody
Rodrigues warbler
firstRecordedBy Diogo Rodrigues
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasAirport Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
hasFeature large lagoon
hasGovernmentBody Rodrigues Regional Assembly
hasImportantSite Francois Leguat Giant Tortoise and Cave Reserve
hasMarineProtectedAreas Yes
highestElevation about 398 metres
highestPoint Mont Limon
historicalStatus former British colony as part of Mauritius
knownFor lagoon and coral reef ecosystems
relative isolation
unique biodiversity
largestSettlement Port Mathurin
length about 18 kilometres
locatedIn East Africa region
linked to: East Africa

Indian Ocean
Mascarene Islands
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
namedAfter Diogo Rodrigues
officialLanguage English
partOf Republic of Mauritius
linked to: Mauritius
population around 40,000 inhabitants
populationMajority Creole people
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
sovereignState Mauritius
surroundedBy coral reef
timeZone Mauritius Time
utcOffset +4
width about 8 kilometres

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rodrigues fruit bat endemicTo Rodrigues Island
Rodrigues fruit bat nativeTo Rodrigues Island
Mascarene Islands containsIsland Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Mascarene Islands majorIsland Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Mauritian rupee usedIn Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Indian Ocean French Creole spokenIn Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Mauritius Time usedInIsland Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Mauritius Time usedInDependency Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Kreol Morisien spokenIn Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Morisien spokenIn Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Rodriguan Creole spokenIn Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island
Rodriguan Creole primaryRegion Island of Rodrigues
linked to: Rodrigues Island