Le Morne Brabant
peninsula and mountain in Mauritius
Le Morne Brabant [lə mɔʁn bʁa.bɑ̃] is a peninsula at the extreme southwestern tip of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. On it is a basaltic monolith of the same name 556 metres (1,824 ft) high. Its summit covers an area of over 12 hectares (30 acres). There are many caves and overhangs on the steep slopes. It is largely surrounded by a lagoon and is a well known tourist attraction. It is also a refuge for two rare plants, the Mandrinette and the Boucle d'Oreille. The peninsula of Le Morne benefits from a micro-climate. The mountain is named after the Dutch East India Company ship Brabant that ran aground here on 29 December 1783.
UNESCO added Morne Brabant Mountain to the World Heritage List in 2008.
The coast off Le Morne Brabant is often cited as the location of an underwater waterfall.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Le Morne Brabant” as peninsula and mountain in Mauritius. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as peninsula and mountain in Mauritius. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1129992. VIAF identifies the subject as 167527192. The Library of Congress control number is no2011028223. Authority coordinates are -20.461, 57.314. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1783 and 2008.
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