Islets of Mauritius

The only method of access is by ferry from Trou d'Eau Douce or by specific speed boats or catamarans.

[2] Geographic coordinates: 19°51′00″S 57°47′00″E / 19.8500370°S 57.7833333°E / -19.8500370; 57.7833333 Île de la Passe is a rocky islet in the bay of Grand Port on the island of Mauritius.

Coin de Mire, also called Gunner's Quoin, measures just 65 hectares and lies 8 km north of Mauritius.

In the early hours of 18 August 1744 the vessel Le Saint Géran was shipwrecked on the reef of this island, resulting in the drowning deaths of 172 passengers, with only 9 survivors.

[citation needed][4][5] Located not too far from Île D'Ambre, Pointe Bernache is a small islet which is popular with tourists as it has a stunning beach on its south coast.

It includes Flat Island, which is at risk of submerging, the unvegetated Îlot Gabriel and the tiny Pigeon Rock.

[6] The Grand Port islets once made up a small volcanic island which has submerged with the rising tide.

Clashes between the French and English sometimes took place around the islands in the Battle of Grand Port, to determine control of Mauritius.

[7] Centipede Scolopendra abnormis is only found on this islet (where it is abundant) and the nearby Île Ronde, Mauritius.

[8] Mouchoir Rouge[9] is a small island about the size of a football pitch located in the bay of Grand Port, in Mahebourg.

It is said by local Mahébourgeois that up until a hundred years ago, it was possible to walk on low tides to this small treasure island and some also did so on stilts.

The islet of Îlot Bénitier has been on private lease since 1927 and also supports a small plantation, but is only accessibly for a few months a year.

Also known as Île aux deux Cocos, the island, located off the southern coast of Grand Port, is named after the two abandoned coconut plantations it houses.

Both of these relatively large islands, lying to the east of Mauritius and considered part of Flacq, become temporarily merged at low tide.

The islets are an increasingly popular camping site and there are plans to rebuild a disused lodge on Île de l'Est.

The small Le Souffleur was named so due to the whistling sound it makes when the waves crash against the rocks.

Originally a single peninsula joined to mainland Port Louis, this has since split to form two separate islets.