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This basaltic rock formation has an imposing appearance which is characterized by an abruptly breakup of the slope towards the sea. It is resembling a figure of a guard with its beret sleeping on his abdomen and looking forward. It is also famous for a nature reserve of about 90.33
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UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Corps de garde Nature reserve from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 18 August 2021.
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was designated in 1951. It covers an area of 0.9 km on the western and northwestern flank of the mountain.
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which was rediscovered on a mountain slope in 2001,
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