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Indian Ocean Islands

Range Type	Archipelago
Highest Point	Piton des Neiges (3071 m/10,075 ft)
Countries	Madagascar (97%), French Southern Lands (1%), Yemen (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	612,111 sq km / 236,336 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	7,324 km / 4,551 mi North-South 6,180 km / 3,840 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	18° 47' S; 46° 51' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Indian Ocean Islands
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Indian Ocean Islands.

Africa	Level 1 (Parent)
Atlas Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Sahara Desert Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
West Africa Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Ethiopian Highlands	Level 2 (Sibling)
East Africa Mountains	Level 2 (Sibling)
Southern Africa	Level 2 (Sibling)
Mid-Atlantic Islands	Level 2 (Sibling)
Indian Ocean Islands	Level 2
North Indian Ocean Islands	Level 3 (Child)
Mozambique Channel	Level 3 (Child)
Madagascar	Level 3 (Child)
Mascarene Islands	Level 3 (Child)
South Indian Ocean Islands	Level 3 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Indian Ocean Islands

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Piton des Neiges	3071	10,075	Mascarene Islands
2.	Gros Morne	3019	9905	Mascarene Islands
3.	Peak 3013	3013	9885	Mascarene Islands
4.	Le Grand Bénare	2898	9508	Mascarene Islands
5.	Maromokotro	2876	9436	Madagascar
6.	Big Ben	2745	9006	South Indian Ocean Islands
7.	Pic Boby	2658	8720	Madagascar
8.	Tsiafajavona	2643	8671	Madagascar
9.	Piton de la Fournaise	2621	8599	Mascarene Islands
10.	Piton des Basaltes	2448	8031	Mascarene Islands
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Piton des Neiges	3071	10,075	Mascarene Islands
2.	Maromokotro	2876	9436	Madagascar
3.	Big Ben	2745	9006	South Indian Ocean Islands
4.	Kartala	2361	7746	Mozambique Channel
5.	Mashaniq	1519	4984	North Indian Ocean Islands

Photos of Peaks in the Indian Ocean Islands

Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire

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Me on the summit of Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (2023-04-21). Photo by Christoph Winkler.
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