Rodrigues Island

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Rodrigues Island is a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Republic of Mauritius and is known for its unique biodiversity and relative isolation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rodrigues 9
Rodrigues Island canonical 2
Island of Rodrigues 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
outer island of Mauritius
volcanic island
administrativeStatus autonomous outer island of Mauritius
area about 108 square kilometres
capital Port Mathurin
climate tropical maritime climate
commonLanguage French
Rodriguan Creole
country Mauritius
currency Mauritian rupee
discoveredBy Portuguese navigators
distanceFromMauritius about 560 kilometres east of Mauritius main island
endemicSpecies Rodrigues fruit bat
surface form: Rodrigues flying fox

Rodrigues fody
Rodrigues warbler
firstRecordedBy Diogo Rodrigues
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasAirport Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport
hasFeature large lagoon
hasGovernmentBody Rodrigues Regional Assembly
hasImportantSite Francois Leguat Giant Tortoise and Cave Reserve
hasMarineProtectedAreas Yes
highestElevation about 398 metres
highestPoint Mont Limon
historicalStatus former British colony as part of Mauritius
knownFor lagoon and coral reef ecosystems
relative isolation
unique biodiversity
largestSettlement Port Mathurin
length about 18 kilometres
locatedIn East Africa
surface form: East Africa region

Indian Ocean
Mascarene Islands
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
namedAfter Diogo Rodrigues
officialLanguage English
partOf Mauritius
surface form: Republic of Mauritius
population around 40,000 inhabitants
populationMajority Creole people
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
sovereignState Mauritius
surroundedBy coral reef
timeZone Mauritius Time
utcOffset +4
width about 8 kilometres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rodrigues fruit bat endemicTo Rodrigues Island
Rodrigues fruit bat nativeTo Rodrigues Island
Mascarene Islands containsIsland Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Mascarene Islands majorIsland Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Mauritian rupee usedIn Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Indian Ocean French Creole spokenIn Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Mauritius Time usedInIsland Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Mauritius Time usedInDependency Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Kreol Morisien spokenIn Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Morisien spokenIn Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Rodriguan Creole spokenIn Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Rodrigues
Rodriguan Creole primaryRegion Rodrigues Island
this entity surface form: Island of Rodrigues