Reunion Island:
At least four people died after cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory of La Reunion recently.
- It is a French island in the Western Indian Ocean.
- It lies about 680 km east of Madagascar and 180 km southwest of Mauritius.
- It covers an area of 2,511 sq. km.
- With Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands, they form the Mascarene Archipelago.
- The island is entirely volcanic and originates on the ocean floor at a depth of 4,000 meters.
- It consists mainly of rugged mountains dissected by torrential rivers.
- It is home to the highest peak in the Indian Ocean, the Piton des Neiges, and one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, the Piton de la Fournaise.
- The capital is Saint-Denis, on the northern coast.
