Corps de Garde

Corps de Garde (translation: Guardhouse) is a 720-metre-high mountain of volcanic origin, in the area Palma in the

Black River district of Mauritius

. The name derived from the fact that a French military post was once established on its slope to control the bands of runaway slaves.

This basaltic rock formation has an imposing appearance which is characterized by an abruptly breakup of the slope towards the sea. It is resembling a figure of a guard with its beret sleeping on his abdomen and looking forward. It is also famous for a nature reserve of about 90.33

Mandrinette. On the foot of that hill are the towns of Beau Bassin-Rose Hill and Quatre Bornes

.

Corps de Garde Nature Reserve

Corps de Garde Nature Reserve was designated in 1951. It covers an area of 0.9 km² on the western and northwestern flank of the mountain.[1]

References

^ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Corps de garde Nature reserve from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 18 August 2021. [1]

External links

Mauritius Post Ltd. First Day Cover - Mountains of Mauritius

20°15′08″S 57°27′02″E / 20.25222°S 57.45056°E / -20.25222; 57.45056

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[1] UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Corps de garde Nature reserve from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 18 August 2021. [1]