Piece of Ancient Continent Mauritia Lies beneath Indian Ocean Island, Say Geologists
Feb 2, 2017 by News Staff / Source
This is Indian Ocean topography showing the location of Mauritius as part of a chain of progressively older volcanoes extending from the presently active hot-spot of Reunion toward the 65-million-year-old Deccan traps of northwest India. Image credit: Wits University.
Located between India and Madagascar, the tropical islands of the Seychelles and Mauritius attract many tourists. But they are of great interest for researchers as well.
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