| Climate Reunion :
| tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry from May to November, hot and rainy from November to April
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| Terrain Reunion :
| mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Reunion :
| Indian Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Reunion :
| Piton des Neiges 3,069 m
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| Natural resources Reunion :
| fish, arable land, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Reunion :
| 13,60%
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| Irrigated land Reunion :
| 120 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Reunion :
| periodic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano
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| Environment current issues Reunion :
| NA
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| Geography note Reunion :
| this mountainous, volcanic island has an active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise; there is a tropical cyclone center at Saint-Denis, which is the monitoring station for the whole of the Indian Ocean
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