Bourg-Murat
Encyclopedia
Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres
on the French island of Réunion
, lying north east of Le Tampon
. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise
volcano
and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory
.
Plaine des Cafres
La Plaine des Cafres is a plateau on Réunion Island, one of the French volcanic islands in the Mascarene Archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean...
on the French island of Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
, lying north east of Le Tampon
Le Tampon
Le Tampon is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the south-central part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre....
. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise
Piton de la Fournaise : "Peak of the Furnace" is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island in the Indian Ocean. It is currently one of the most active volcanoes in the world, along with Kīlauea in the Hawaiian Islands , Stromboli, Etna and Mount Erebus in Antarctica...
volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory
Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory
The Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory in the village of Bourg-Murat on the Island of Réunion that monitors the large basaltic Piton de la Fournaise shield volcano. It is part of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, a French governmental, non-profit research...
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