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Mascarene Islands
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Mas·ca·rene Islands  (msk-rn)
A group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Mauritius and the French island of Réunion are in the group.
Mascarene Islands [ˌmæskəˈriːn]
pl n
(Placename) a group of volcanic islands in the W Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar: consists of the islands of Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues French name Îles Mascareignes
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The sculptures all represent creatures that once lived on the Mascarene Islands of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues - but have since become extinct.
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