The northeastern slopes of La Réunion are fully exposed to the raising air masses brought by the tradewinds. Frequent orographic rainfall supports lush montane rainforests and feeds several waterfalls, such as the almost inaccessible Trou de Fer.

Keywords

aerial view, fluvial erosion, fluvial processes, mountainscape, tropical montane forest, waterfall, Zonobiome I

Created

Monday 5 September 2016 by Martin Mergili in Africa / La Réunion (2313 visits)