Mauritius, an island country, lies 1,200 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, and just east of Madagascar, another African island country, which is larger by far than Mauritius.It covers 788 square miles and has a population of 1,100,000, about 750,000 Indians, 300,000 Clioers, ...
However, for some, the Island of Madagascar opened an alternative route to get to India which gave more flexibility. If an outbound armada passed the Cape of Good Hope before mid-July, then it would follow the old"inner route" – that is, sail into the Mozambique Channel, up...