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Benara, or Mlima Bénara, is the highest peak of Grande-Terre, Mayotte, an overseas collectivity of France in the western Indian Ocean, with a height of 660 m (2,170 ft).

Benara
Benara Mayotte
Highest point
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Prominence	660 m (2,170 ft)[1]
Coordinates	12°52′46″S 45°09′47″E
Geography
Location	Mayotte

Description

Benara forms part of the massif that dominates south-central Mayotte. The upper slopes of the mountain rise steeply to a triangular peak. Ridges extend 4 km west to the subordinate peaks of Tchaourembo (581 m), Ngouni Maboungani (510 m), and 4 km east to Trambatsini (297 m). The area down to an elevation of about 200 m, which is typically the upper limit of cultivation on the island, contains what is probably the second largest expanse of forest on Mayotte. It has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Comoro olive-pigeons, Comoro blue-pigeons, Mayotte drongos, Mayotte white-eyes and Mayotte sunbirds. It is also home to Robert Mertens's day geckos, island day geckos and Pasteur's day geckos.[2]

References

External links

• "Benara, Mayotte". Peakbagger.com.

На других языках

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[fr] Mont Bénara

Le mont Bénara (ou Mavingoni) est le point culminant de l'île de Grande-Terre à Mayotte, ainsi que de l'ensemble de ce département d’outre-mer et région d’outre-mer (DOM-ROM) française, avec 660 mètres d'altitude. Il est situé à cheval sur les communes de Dembéni, Bandrélé et Chirongui, c'est-à-dire sur la partie sud de l'île.

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