Map of the Cargados Carajos Islands

Cargados Carajos Shoals (also known as the Saint Brandon Rocks) are a group of about 16 small islands and islets on an extended reef in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mauritius. The islands have a total land area of 1.3 km². The reef measures more than 50 km from north to south, and is 5 km wide, cut by three passes. The reef area is 190 km². The islands have a small population, made up of natives as well as others, and are rich in flora and fauna. The islands are classified as a dependency of Mauritius, which is more than 300 km south, and are administered from Port Louis. The islands are part of the Mascarene Islands. Download high resolution version (439x1275, 96 KB) 1976 File links The following pages link to this file: Cargados Carajos Categories: Central Intelligence Agency images ... Download high resolution version (439x1275, 96 KB) 1976 File links The following pages link to this file: Cargados Carajos Categories: Central Intelligence Agency images ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... The arms of Port Louis Port Louis banking district, and the main avenue leading to the Government House (seen in the background) Port Louis (pronounced locally as paw-louee) is the capital of Mauritius. ... Mauritius (right) and Réunion (left) The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, which includes Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, and Cargados Carajos shoals. ...

In the past, Cargados Carajos was a large, volcanic island (part of the Mascarenes, caused by the Réunion hotspot). Over time however, the island eroded until it became submerged and a coral atoll was left behind. The Réunion hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which presently lies under the Island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. ...

The formation might be considered an atoll. Individual islets on the reef include, from north to south, with their respective locations: An atoll is a type of low, coral island found in tropical oceans and consisting of a coral-algal reef surrounding a central depression. ...

• Albatross Island 16°19'S, 59°36'E
• Îlot du Nord (North Island) 16°19S, 59°39E
• Île Raphael 16°27'S, 59°37'E
• Îlot Siren 16°28'S, 59°34'E
• Ile Tortue 16°28'S, 59°41'E
• Pearl Islet (Île Perle) 16°31'S, 59°32'E
• Île du Sud 16°32'S, 59°32'E
• Avocare Island (Avoquer) 16°35'S, 59°40'E
• Mapare Islet 16°35S, 59°41E
• Frigate Islet (Île Frégate) 16°37'S, 59°31'E
• Îlote du Paul 16°37'S, 59°33'E
• Baleine Rocks 16°41'S, 59°30'E
• Ile Veronge (Verronge) 16°41'S, 59°37'E
• Veronge Ilot 16°42'S, 59°38'E
• Palm Islet 16°45'S, 59°35'E
• Coco Island (île aux Cocos) 16°50'S, 59°30'E
• Grande Capitane 16°40'S, 59°50'E
• Petite Capitane 16°36'S, 59°34'E
• Puits A Eau 16°39'S, 59°34'E
• Ile Poulailer 16°44'S, 59°46'E
• Chaloupe 16°49'S, 59°50'E
• Courson 16°48'S, 59°30'E

A number of unnamed islands and sand cays complete the Cargados. The total number of islands on the reef is close to 40. A cay or key is a small, low island consisting mostly of sand or coral. ...

Siren Island, Pearl Island (Ile Perle), Frigate Island (Ile Frégate) are west of the reef, while North Island (Ile du Nord) is about 4 km Northeast of the northern tip of the reef.

Albatros Island, about 18 km north, is geographically a separate single coral island at location 16°16'S, 59°35'E. Subclasses Alcyonaria Zoantharia See text for orders. ...

Albatros Island is the highest (its highest point is 6 m above sea level) and the largest of the islands in the group, with an area of 1.01 km², followed by Raphael, Avocaré, Cocos Island and Ile du Sud.

The main settlement is on Raphael, comprising a privately-owned commercial fishing station (with a minimum of 35 resident employees), a coast guard and meteorological station (with eight residents in 1996). Smaller settlements exist on Avocaré, Cocos, and Sud; the settlement on Albatros was abandoned in 1988.

There are coconut trees on a few islands. Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ...

Cultural References Elsewhere

In Puerto Rico, part of the archipielago's name is used as a slang reference for a proverbial faraway place (given its geographical distance from the Caribbean country). This reference is most commonly used when the user wants to refer a derided subject to hell, as in "¡Vete al Carajo!" (In the Castillian Spanish spoken in Spain, the word "carajo" has a phallic connotation, which was lost in its mutation into Puerto Rican Spanish). Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place or a state of pain and suffering. ... Spanish or Castilian (Spanish: español or castellano) is an Iberian Romance language, and the fourth most widely spoken language in the world. ... The Latin word phallus (from the Greek phallos) and its derived adjective phallic, adopted in English and in many modern languages, refers to the penis. ... Puerto Rican Spanish (español puertorriqueño) is a Spanish dialect spoken in Puerto Rico and by people of Puerto Rican descent elsewhere. ...

Sources

• Further information on Cargados Carajos
• Districts of Mauritius
• Map of Mauritius
• Dispersal of the Genus Phelsuma in the Mascarenes

Districts and dependencies of Mauritius
Districts
Black River | Flacq | Grand Port | Moka | Pamplemousses | Plaines Wilhems | Port Louis | Rivière du Rempart | Savanne
Dependencies
Agalega Islands | Cargados Carajos Shoals | Rodrigues

Dependencies: Rodrigues Agalega Islands Cargados Carajos Shoals Chagos Archipelago Tromelin Saya de Malha Bank Nazareth Bank Soudan Banks The island of Mauritius itself is divided into 9 districts (capitals in parentheses): Black River (Tamarin) Flacq (Centre de Flacq) Grand Port (Mahebourg) Moka (Moka) Pamplemousses (Pamplemousses) Plaines Wilhems (Rose Hill) Port Louis (Port Louis) Riviére du Rempart (Poudre dOr) Savanne (Souillac) Three islands or island groups also... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mauritius. ... Black River is a District of Mauritius on the Western side of the Island. ... Flacq is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. ... Grand Port is a district encompassing much of south-eastern part of the island of Mauritius. ... Moka is a district of Mauritius in the centre of the island. ... Pamplemousses is a district of Mauritius in the north of the island, and is one of the most densely populated parts of the island. ... Plaines Wilhems is one of the most important districts in Mauritius, not to say the most. ... Port Louis District is a district of Mauritius. ... Rivière du Rempart is a district of Mauritius. ... Savanne is a district in Mauritius. ... Map of the Agalega Islands The Agalega Islands are two islands in the Indian Ocean, lying 1,100 km (700 miles) north of Mauritius. ... Map of the Cargados Carajos Islands Cargados Carajos Shoals (also known as the Saint Brandon Rocks) are a group of about 16 small islands and islets on an extended reef in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mauritius. ... Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or, incorrectly, Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ... Rodrigues is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portuguese speaking world, as well as other places. ... Map of the Agalega Islands The Agalega Islands are two islands in the Indian Ocean, lying 1,100 km (700 miles) north of Mauritius. ... Map of the Cargados Carajos Islands Cargados Carajos Shoals (also known as the Saint Brandon Rocks) are a group of about 16 small islands and islets on an extended reef in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mauritius. ... Map of the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) The Chagos Archipelago is a group of six atolls with more than 600 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, that lies about 500 km (300 miles) due south of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, and 1600 km (1000 miles... Location of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean: • 1 : Bassas da India • 2 : Europa Island • 3 : Glorioso Islands • 4 : Juan de Nova • 5 : Tromelin (KM : Comoros, MG : Madagascar, MU : Mauritius, MZ : Mozambique, RE : Réunion, YT : Mayotte) Tromelin Island (French: ÃŽle Tromelin ) is a low, flat one km² island... The Saya de Malha Bank (also Sahia de Malha Bank) is a large undersea bank in the Indian Ocean, part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. ... Nazareth Bank is a large undersea bank in the Indian Ocean, part of the vast undersea Mascarene Plateau. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...