Africa · Illustrated record
Plage de l'Hermitage
Saint-Gilles-les-Bains · Reunion
The short version, from the cited sources
Reunion's best-known lagoon beach, unusual for the mostly black-sand volcanic island because it sits behind a protective coral reef with pale sand and calm, clear turquoise water. The island's main swimming and snorkelling beach.
- Country
- Reunion (RE)
- Region
- Africa
- Administrative area
- Saint-Paul
- Timezone
- Not available from source
- Source family
- Beach Atlas editorial record
- Source updated
- Snapshot date only
Names in the record
Plage de l'Hermitage
No alternate names were supplied by the source.
Awaiting editorial review
Not yet recorded for this beach
- Sand color and composition
- Water and swimming character
- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
-21.06720, 55.22190
The map uses the coordinate supplied by the cited record. Local access and water entry are not implied.
Direct provenance
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