Worth knowing
Mauritius
Dutch sailors first recorded the dodo in 1598. Within a century it was extinct. Much of what we know of it comes from bones dug out of one swamp, the Mare aux Songes.
Where its story happens
Mare aux Songes, at 20.45°S, 57.70°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Mauritius
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. See Mauritius on a map.
- The dodo, a flightless bird, lived only on this island and died out in the 1600s.
- Seen from the air, sand sliding off its coast looks like a giant waterfall under the sea.
- It is the only African country where Hinduism is the most widely followed religion.
- Stamps printed on this island in 1847 are among the rarest and most valuable in the world.