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unusual facts about Reunion Island



French Southern and Antarctic Lands

The islands in the Indian Ocean are supplied by the special ship Marion Dufresne sailing out of Le Port in Réunion Island.

Red-tailed Tropicbird

The Red-tailed Tropicbird nests on oceanic islands in large colonies from the Hawaiian Islands to Easter Island and across to Mauritius and the Reunion Island.

US Stade Tamponnaise

Union Sportive Stade Tamponnaise, is a football (soccer) club from Le Tampon, Réunion Island, founded in 1982 as the result of the fusion between S/S Tamponnaise founded in 1922 and Stade Tamponnais founded in 1971.


see also

Santa Apollonia

Réunion island, known as Santa Apollonia when it was ruled by the Portuguese