Rodrigues has been aptly named, in the textbook Geomorphologic Analysis of Mauritius, as a Hill in the Sea. Indeed, Rodrigues, in spite of its small size (100 square km) and low altitude mountains (the highest peak is about 400 m above sea level), is a very hilly place with tortuous roads that go up and down steep mountain sides.
Situated 800 kilometers to the east of mainland Mauritius, it is part of the Republic and its inhabitants are Mauritian citizens. The population is about 34,000.
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