Cirque de Mafate

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Cirque de Mafate is a remote, rugged volcanic caldera on Réunion Island, accessible only by foot or helicopter and renowned for its dramatic landscapes and isolated hamlets.

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Label Occurrences
Cirque de Mafate canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cirque ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
access by helicopter ⓘ
on foot ⓘ
administrativeStatus partly within communes of La Possession ⓘ
partly within communes of Saint-Paul ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
contains village of Aurère ⓘ
village of Grand Place ⓘ
village of La Nouvelle ⓘ
village of Marla ⓘ
village of Roche Plate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
drainage Rivière des Galets ⓘ
formedBy erosion of Piton des Neiges volcano ⓘ
geologicalOrigin erosional cirque of an extinct shield volcano ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dramatic landscapes ⓘ
isolated hamlets ⓘ
remote ⓘ
roadless ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
hasVegetation highland shrubland ⓘ
montane rainforest ⓘ
highestPoint around 2000 metres above sea level ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Réunion Creole ⓘ
locatedIn France ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Réunion ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Malagasy word "mahafaty" meaning "lethal" or "dangerous" ⓘ
notableFor traditional Creole mountain lifestyle ⓘ
well-marked hiking trails ⓘ
overseasDepartmentOf Réunion ⓘ
partOf Piton des Neiges volcanic massif ⓘ
linked to: Piton des Neiges

Réunion National Park ⓘ
populationCharacteristic small permanent population ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within a national park core zone ⓘ
surroundedBy steep remparts ⓘ
touristAttraction major hiking destination on Réunion ⓘ
transportInfrastructure no road access ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2010 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island ⓘ
usedFor ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
trekking ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Piton des Neiges → surroundedBy → Cirque de Mafate ⓘ
Cirque de Cilaos → siblingCirque → Cirque de Mafate ⓘ
Piton des Neiges → hasFeature → Cirque de Mafate ⓘ
subject linked to: Snow Peak
Cirque de Salazie → sisterCirque → Cirque de Mafate ⓘ