🌊 Mare aux Vacoas

Mauritius · Africa · 600 m · 20.37°S, 57.50°E

Mare aux Vacoas is the largest reservoir in Mauritius. It is located in Plaines Wilhems, in the southwest of the island, to the south of the town of Curepipe. It has a capacity of 25,890,000 cubic metres (914,000,000 cu ft) and provides water to the upper Plaines Wilhems and to Moka. It was constructed in 1885.

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Quick facts

Country	Mauritius
Continent / region	Africa
Surface elevation	600 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	20.37°S, 57.50°E · view on map

Mare aux Vacoas sits at 600 m in Mauritius, in Africa. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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