Mauritius
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Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km; 1,300 mi) off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis.
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- 1810Battle of Grand PortGrand Port DistrictThe Battle of Grand Port was fought on 20–27 August 1810 in the harbour of Grand Port between the British and French navies over the harbour of Grand Port as part of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811. A British squadron of four frigates under Captain Samuel Pym sought to blockade Grand Port in the French colony of Isle de France by capturing the fortified Île de la Passe at the port's entrance.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiIndonesiaOn 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a Mw 9.2–9.3 earthquake struck with its epicenter off the west coast of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The undersea megathrust earthquake, known in the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, was caused by a rupture along the fault boundary between the Burma plate and the Indian plate, and reached a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX in some…Source: Wikidata (country)