Le Pouce may also refer to Le Pouce (sculpture) [fr], an outdoor sculpture in La Défense by César Baldaccini.
Le Pouce
The thumb-shaped peak of Le Pouce
Highest point
Elevation
812 m (2,664 ft)[1]
Prominence
232 m (761 ft)
Naming
Pronunciation
[ləpus]
Geography
Location
La Laura-Malenga, Moka, Mauritius
Parent range
Moka Range
Geology
Age of rock
around 10 million years old
Mountain type
Lava dome
Volcanic arc/belt
Mascarene Islands
Climbing
Easiest route
Hike
Le Pouce (French:[ləpus]; English: "The Thumb") is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters (2664 feet).[1] Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) and Pieter Both (820 m) are taller.[2] It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain.[1][3] It can be viewed from the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis, and is a popular hike for the view of the city.[1] The mountain is in the Moka Range and is closest to the village of La Laura-Malenga in the Moka District. Charles Darwin ascended the mountain on 2 May 1836.[3]
^ abcdDodd, Jan (2004). Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. p. 89. ISBN 1-74059-301-4.
^Kingston Dowling, Ross (2010). Global Geotourism Perspectives. Goodfellow Publishers. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-906884-17-8.
^ abCharles Darwin. "The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online". pp. 483–485.
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of the Moka Range from Port Louis. The village is close to the mountain LePouce and the town Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill. Réduit is a suburb of the village where...
areas. It was reported to be extremely common especially on and around LePouce and in the north, especially around the town of Mapou (to which it gave...
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since Alexandre Dumas, père". Druon's only work for children – Tistou lespouces verts – was published in 1957 and translated into English in 1958 (as...
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