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Trou aux Cerfs

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Trou aux Cerfs
A deep dormant crater volcano
Crater of Trou aux Cerfs
Highest point
Elevation605 m (1,985 ft)
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Geography
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LocationCurepipe, Mauritius
Geology
Mountain typeDormant - Volcanic crater
Climbing
Easiest routeCar/Walking

Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant volcano in Curepipe, Mauritius. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and has a well-defined cone and crater. The crater has been alternately described as 300[1] and 350 meters in diameter,[2] and is 80 meters deep.[2]

Sources[change]

  1. "Trou aux Cerfs". Mauritius UK Connection. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Trou aux Cerfs volcano". Government of Mauritius. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-17.