Grande-Terre | |
Native Name: | Maore, Mahori |
Location: | Indian Ocean and Mozambique Channel |
Coordinates: | -12.8319°N 45.1495°W |
Area Km2: | 368 |
Highest Mount: | Mount Benara |
Elevation M: | 660 |
Country: | France |
Country Largest City Population: | 53,022 (2009)186,452[1] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Density Km2: | 499 |
Rank: | ~11th |
Ethnic Groups: | Shimaore, Bushi, Arabs, Swahilis, French |
Grande-Terre (in French pronounced as /ɡʁɑ̃d tɛʁ/; Maore or Nyambo Bole in Shimaore) is the main island of the French overseas region of Mayotte. The island is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique.