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Coin de Mire is an islet located at around eight kms to the north coast of Mauritius Island. When you drive to Grand Bay, the Coin de Mire islet can be seen from the main road going direction Grand bay. On this islet, which is around sixty five hectares you can see rest of primary vegetation as Bois de Chandelle, le Bois de Clous, la liane Bambaras. Not so long ago the islet has been cleared of rabbits. The bird population of Coin de Mire are the Fouquets and the Pailles en Queue. The islet is also known as Gunner’s Quoin. On the islet can also still be seen remnants of sugar plantation which were cultivated by the Dutch settlers. The view on the northern coast of Mauritius is magnificent.
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