Piton Sainte-Rose is a village located on the eastern coast of the French island and department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is part of the commune of Sainte-Rose.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/1Views:1 387
-
Ile de la Réunion.- La route des Laves - le Sud sauvage -
Transcription
History
In April 1977, Piton Sainte-Rose was devastated by a lava flow from the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano of the island.[1] The village church was partly invaded by the lava flow but not destroyed.[2] The church was subsequently restored and renamed Notre Dame des Laves (Our Lady of the Lava). It is used for Catholic services.[3]
References
- ^ (in English) Global Volcanism program Archived 2013-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ (in French) Fournaise Info Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, 24 March 1977 eruption.
- ^ (in French) Pierre Thomas Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre / ENS Lyon.
21°9′23″S 55°49′24″E / 21.15639°S 55.82333°E
 | This Réunion location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 24 April 2024, at 11:29