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{{Short description|Mountain on Mayotte, Comoro}} |
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| name = Mont Choungui |
| name = Mont Choungui |
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| photo = Choungui.jpg |
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| elevation_m = 593 |
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| map = France Mayotte |relief=1 |
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| map_caption = Location on Mayotte |
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| location =Near [[Choungui]], [[Kani-Keli]], [[Mayotte]], [[French Overseas Territories]] |
| location =Near [[Choungui]], [[Kani-Keli]], [[Mayotte]], [[French Overseas Territories]] |
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'''Mont Choungui''' is a distinctively conical [[volcano|volcanic mountain]] in the southern part of the [[France|French]] island of [[Mayotte]], in the [[Comoro Islands|Comoro archipelago]] of the western [[Indian Ocean]]. It is the second highest point of the island at {{convert|593|m|abbr=on}}, the highest being [[Benara|Mont Bénara]], and is visible from far out at sea.<ref name="Dept1990">{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept|title=South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East|url= |
'''Mont Choungui''' ({{IPA-fr|mɔ̃ ʃuŋɡi}}) is a distinctively conical [[volcano|volcanic mountain]] in the southern part of the [[France|French]] island of [[Mayotte]], in the [[Comoro Islands|Comoro archipelago]] of the western [[Indian Ocean]]. It is the second highest point of the island at {{convert|593|m|abbr=on}}, the highest being [[Benara|Mont Bénara]], and is visible from far out at sea.<ref name="Dept1990">{{cite book|author=Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept|title=South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NKoZAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2012|year=1990|publisher=Hydrographer of the Navy|page=64}}</ref><ref name="VanamoVanamo1995">{{cite book|author1=Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo|author2=Suomalainen Eläin- ja Kasvitieteellinen Seura Vanamo|title=Annales botanici Fennici|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWNFAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 June 2012|year=1995|publisher=Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo}}</ref> |
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<ref name="AuziasLabourdette2008">{{cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|title=Mayotte|url= |
<ref name="AuziasLabourdette2008">{{cite book|last1=Auzias|first1=Dominique|last2=Labourdette|first2=Jean-Paul|title=Mayotte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UP3GQlr5MoAC&pg=PA173|accessdate=29 June 2012|year=2008|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-1967-9|page=173}}</ref> |
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Image:Choungui nord.jpg|Plane view. |
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Image:Choungui.jpg|Summit. |
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Image:Choungui & Kani-Kéli.jpg|View from the mont, heading southward. |
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==Important Bird Area== |
==Important Bird Area== |
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Choungui dominates the southern peninsula of the island. Its south-easternmost headland, [[ |
Choungui dominates the southern peninsula of the island. Its south-easternmost headland, [[Pointe Saziley]], is 4 km long with a sharp ridge rising to {{convert|233|m}}. Forest covers the peak and most of the catchment of the Mroni Bé river, while Sazilé is vegetated with dry [[shrubland]] and [[thicket]]s containing [[Adansonia digitata|baobabs]]. The {{convert|1600|ha|lk=in|adj=on}} site has been identified as an [[Important Bird Area]] (IBA) by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports significant populations of [[Comoro olive-pigeon]]s, [[Comoro blue-pigeon]]s, [[Mayotte white-eye]]s, [[Mayotte sunbird]]s and [[red-headed fody|red-headed fodies]]. It is also home to [[Robert Mertens's day gecko]]s, [[Phelsuma nigristriata|island day gecko]]s and [[Pasteur's day gecko]]s. Sazilé's beaches are a nesting site for [[green sea turtle|green]], and probably [[Hawksbill sea turtle|hawksbill]], [[sea turtle]]s.<ref name=bli>{{cite web |url= http://www.birdlife.org |title= Mlima Choungui and Sazilé|accessdate=2013-09-04 |work= Important Bird Areas factsheet |first= |last= |publisher= BirdLife International |year=2013 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2cfWdY6awo Video] |
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{{Important Bird Areas of Mayotte}} |
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[[Category:Mountains of Mayotte|Choungui]] |
[[Category:Mountains of Mayotte|Choungui]] |
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[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Mayotte]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:41, 27 December 2023
| Mont Choungui | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 593 m (1,946 ft) |
| Coordinates | 12°57′25″S 45°08′02″E / 12.95694°S 45.13389°E |
| Geography | |
  Mont Choungui Location on Mayotte | |
| Location | Near Choungui, Kani-Keli, Mayotte, French Overseas Territories |
Mont Choungui (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ ʃuŋɡi]) is a distinctively conical volcanic mountain in the southern part of the French island of Mayotte, in the Comoro archipelago of the western Indian Ocean. It is the second highest point of the island at 593 m (1,946 ft), the highest being Mont Bénara, and is visible from far out at sea.[1][2] [3]
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Plane view. -
Summit. -
View from the mont, heading southward.
Important Bird Area[edit]
Choungui dominates the southern peninsula of the island. Its south-easternmost headland, Pointe Saziley, is 4 km long with a sharp ridge rising to 233 metres (764 ft). Forest covers the peak and most of the catchment of the Mroni Bé river, while Sazilé is vegetated with dry shrubland and thickets containing baobabs. The 1,600-hectare (4,000-acre) site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of Comoro olive-pigeons, Comoro blue-pigeons, Mayotte white-eyes, Mayotte sunbirds and red-headed fodies. It is also home to Robert Mertens's day geckos, island day geckos and Pasteur's day geckos. Sazilé's beaches are a nesting site for green, and probably hawksbill, sea turtles.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1990). South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 64. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo; Suomalainen Eläin- ja Kasvitieteellinen Seura Vanamo (1995). Annales botanici Fennici. Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2008). Mayotte. Petit Futé. p. 173. ISBN 978-2-7469-1967-9. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Mlima Choungui and Sazilé". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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