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Rodrigues Island is located to the north-east of Mauritius at distance of about 550 km in the Indian Ocean. The island has been named after Diego Rodrigues who was a famous Portuguese explorer. This island has a small population of 40,000 people, and it is spread over an area of 109 sq km.
Evidences show that the Arabs have been visiting the island since the tenth century with the Dutch coming in the seventeenth century. This beautiful island is the result of volcanic activities that took place some 4 million years ago. The landscape of the Rodrigues Island is dominated by beaches, coral reefs and hills.
The primary occupations of the people are fishing and animal rearing and agriculture plays a very insignificant role in the economy. This place enjoys a tropical climate.
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