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Mascarene Islands[maskurEn´] Pronunciation Key, in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. They include Mauritius, REunion, and Rodriguez. Apparently known to the Arabs, they were rediscovered by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 16th cent. The islands are named for Pedro Mascarenhas, who visited them c.1512.

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