Mafate : geographical situation
The map below allows you to show the geographical situation of Mafate in the Reunion island. Here are the limits of Mafate. 
You can also use the functionalities of the map "to stroll around the map"
Mafate
Situation : west - center
Surface : a little more than 100 km ². It is the 2nd biggest cirque of Reunion in term of surface after Cilaos.
The summits :
- Gros Morne : 2990 m - it is the second highlight of the island
- Ramparts of the Roche Ecrite : 2280 m, it is the junction point between the cirque of Mafate and the cirque of Salazie
- Col du Taibit : 2080 m, Taibit is the junction point between the cirque of Mafate and the cirque of Cilaos
Opening on the coast : Mafate opens on the west coast by the River "Rivière des Galets"
... But what is a (geographical) "cirque" ?
A cirque is a natural surrounding wall with abrupt walls, of circular or semicircular shape, formed by a depression of glacial origin, it is then a glacial cirque, or volcanic as the cirque of Mafate.
In Reunion, the word "cirque" indicates a caldera (depression of volcanic origin surrounded with mountain).
Continue the discovery with the Mafate history