Rivière Tamarin
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Rivière Tamarin is a river in southwest Mauritius
. It is the outflow of the country's largest lake, Mare aux Vacoas
. From there it flows west over the cascades known as the Tamarind Falls
, reaching the Indian Ocean
close to the city of Tamarin
. its total length is some 12 kilometres.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. It is the outflow of the country's largest lake, Mare aux Vacoas
Mare aux Vacoas
Mare aux Vacoas is the largest reservoir in Mauritius. It is located in Plaines Wilhems, in the southwest of the island, to the south of the town of Curepipe.It has a capacity of 25.89 Mm3 and provide water to the upper Plaines Wilhems and to Moka....
. From there it flows west over the cascades known as the Tamarind Falls
Tamarind Falls
The Tamarind Falls or Tamarin Falls are a scenic attraction of southwest Mauritius. They are a series of seven cataracts located on the Rivière Tamarin, two kilometres northwest of the large lake Mare aux Vacoas....
, reaching the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
close to the city of Tamarin
Tamarin
The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus. They are closely related to the lion tamarins in the genus Leontopithecus.- Range :...
. its total length is some 12 kilometres.