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- ↑ "World Gazetteer: La Laura-Malenga - profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ↑ Bhurdwaz Mungur; Breejan Burrun (1993). An invitation to the charms of Mauritian localities: a survey of names and attractions of places in Mauritius. ELP Ltée. ISBN 978-99903-23-03-0 . Retrieved 29 February 2012.
Coordinates: 20°12′18″S57°33′00″E / 20.205°S 57.55°E
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