| Ecosystem |
Mascarene Plateau |
| Type |
Seamount |
| Salinity |
saltwater |
| Other Names |
Mascarene Ridge, Seychelles-Mauritius Plateau, Muscarene Ridge, Réunion-Seychelles Ridge |
| Location |
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North and east of Madagascar |
6° S 17° S - 58° E 59° E |
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Max Depth |
4000 m |
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| Description |
The plateau stretches from the Seychelles in the north to Réunion in the south, a distance of around 2,000 km (1,200 mi). With depths varying from 8 to 150 metres (30 to 490 feet), The Mascarene Plateau is a submerged plateau that spans more than 115,000 km2 (44,000 sq mi) of shallow water, with the abyssal plain at its borders situated at a depth of 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). |
| Comments on faunal list |
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| URL 1 |
https://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=7316 |
| URL 2 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_Plateau |
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3 |
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