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Anse aux Anglais

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Country
  
Mauritius

Time zone
  
MUT (UTC+4)

Local time
  
Sunday 9:22 AM

Island
  
Rodrigues

Climate
  
Aw

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Weather
  
28°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 75% Humidity

Anse aux Anglais or English Bay is a small coastal village located in the north of the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Its name, French for "English Bay," is apparently linked with the fact that English troops landed on its beach in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars between France and Great Britain.

Map of Anse aux Anglais, Mauritius

French writer of Mauritian origin, J. M. G. Le Clézio situated the plot of his book Le Chercheur d’or in this village.

The village is about 2 km from the main location, Port Mathurin. The main economic activities are tourism and fishing.

References

Anse aux Anglais Wikipedia