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The Indian Navy's INS Sarvekshak completed the final phase of a hydrographic survey covering over 25,000 square nautical miles of Mauritius’ waters.
This survey provides valuable data for the creation of new nautical charts.
Under India’s SAGAR initiative, the Indian Navy assists other countries with hydrographic surveys in their exclusive economic zones
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar.
Capital and largest city is Port Louis.
Mauritius is the only country within Africa where Hinduism is the predominant religion
The main island was the only known home of the dodo, which became extinct
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