Col de Bellevue
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The Col de Bellevue is a mountain pass on the RN3 road which runs across the Indian Ocean
island of Réunion
. At 1606 metres it is the highest road pass on the island, and lies between the villages of Bourg-Murat
and La Plaine-des-Palmistes
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
island of Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
. At 1606 metres it is the highest road pass on the island, and lies between the villages of Bourg-Murat
Bourg-Murat
Bourg-Murat is a village on the Plaine des Cafres on the French island of Réunion, lying north east of Le Tampon. It has a museum dedicated to the nearby Piton de la Fournaise volcano and is home to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory....
and La Plaine-des-Palmistes
La Plaine-des-Palmistes
La Plaine-des-Palmistes is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.-Geography:It lies in the eastern part of the island, on the RN3 road, south west of Saint-Benoît and northesast fo the Col de Bellevue. It is known for its nearby forest and for the Biberon Falls...