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    Grande-Terre

    Mahoré

    12°50′S 45°09′E

    Grande-Terre (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.

    Grande Terre from La Vigie (Mayotte)
    Grande Terre from La Vigie (Mayotte)

    mwanasimba from La Réunion / CC BY-SA 2.0

    Terrain

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    Overview

    Grande-Terre (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ]; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Spread across an area of 363 km2 (140 sq mi), it is part of the Comoros archipelago.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Comoros Islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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