Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Grand Polyte Island

Grand Polyte Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Goëlettes Island

Goëlettes Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Ile du Trou Island

Ile du Trou Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Ile Nord-Est Island

Ile Nord-Est Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Ile du Nord Island

Ile du Nord Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Cosmoledo Atoll - Menai Island

Menai Island is an island in the Cosmoledo Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Group - Cosmoledo Atoll

Cosmoledo is an atoll of the Aldabra Group and belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. The atoll is 14.5 km long east-west, and 11.5 km north-south. The total land area is about 5.2 km², while the lagoon measures 145 km2 in area (total 152 km2). It is located at 9°42S, 47°36E. The closest island is Astove Island, 38 km farther south. Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island are together sometimes known as Cosmoledo Group, which is part of the larger Aldabra Group.
There are about twenty individual islets and cays in the atoll, with Menai (in the west) and Grande Ile (in the southeast) being the largest:
Menai (with the former main settlement, now abandoned) 2.3 km2 Ile du Nord Ile Nord-Est Ile du Trou Goelette Grande Polyte Petit Polyte Grande Ile (Wizard) (with fishermen's huts) 1.6 km² Pagode Ile du Sud Ile Moustiques Ile Baleine Ile Chauve Souris Ile du Sud-Ouest Ile aux Macaques Ile aux Rats Ile du Nord-Quest Ile Observation Ile Sud-Est Ilot la Croix
FaunaCosmoledo holds Seychelles' largest colonies of all three species of booby that breed in Seychelles. The atoll holds the last viable population of Brown Booby, breeding mainly on Ile du Sud Ouest, with a few on Ile du Nord. It also has the Indian Ocean's larget population of Red-footed Booby censused by the Island Conservation Society as about 15,000 pairs. Exploitation has wiped out the Lesser Frigatebird and has almost done the same to the Great Frigatebird, which is down to just 10-20 pairs compared to hundreds of pairs in the 1970s. Despite this, hundreds of non-breeding frigatebirds of both species are to be seen, these being probably from Aldabra. The Lesser Frigatebird also once bred but now may be extinct. Cosmoledo also has Seychelles' largest colony of Sooty Tern breeding on the northern end of Grand Ile (Wizard). Second only to Aldabra are the numbers of breeding Red-tailed Tropicbird, Black-naped Tern and Crested Tern.
The lagoon is an important feeding ground for migratory waders, with Crab Plover and Ruddy Turnstone most common. There are three endemic races of land bird: the Madagascar White-eye (race menaiensi), the Souimanga Sunbird (race buchenorum) and a particular form of Madagascar Turtle Dove. The Madagascar Cisticola is also common and there are a few Pied Crow present. The most interesting islands are Grande Ile, Ile Sud Ouest, Ile du Nord, Ile du Nord Est and Ile du Trou.
The Island Conservation Society is carrying out conservation and rehabilitation work on the atoll, including the eradication of introduced rats and cats.
Wikipedia - Cosmoledo Atoll

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Table Ronde Island

Table Ronde Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - South Row Island

South Row Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Pink Rock Island

Pink Rock Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Petits Ilots Island

Petits Ilots Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Petit Mentor Endans Island

Petit Mentor Endans Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Petit Mentor Island

Petit Mentor Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - North Row Island

North Row Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Noddy Rock Island

Noddy Rock Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Middle Row Island

Middle Row Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Salade Island

Ilot Salade Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilots Niçois Island

Ilots Niçois Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Marquoix Island

Ilot Marquoix Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Macoa Island

Ilot Macoa Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Dubois Island

Ilot Dubois Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot du Nord Island

Ilot du Nord Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot du Milieu Island

Ilot du Milieu Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot du Sud Island

Ilot du Sud Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Déder Island

Ilot Déder Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Verte Island

Ile Verte Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Sylvestre Island

Ile Sylvestre Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Suacco Island

Ile Suacco Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - le Michel Island

le Michel Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Héron Island

Ile Héron Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Fangame Island

Ile Fangame Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Iles Chalands Island

Iles Chalands Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile aux Cèdres Island

Ile aux Cèdres Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile aux Aigrettes Island

Ile aux Aigrettes Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Hide Island

Hide Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Heron Rock Island

Heron Rock Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Gros Ilot Sésame Island

Gros Ilot Sésame Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Gros Ilot Gionnet Island

Gros Ilot Gionnet Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Green Rock Island

Green Rock Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Grand Ilot Island

Grand Ilot Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Grand Mentor Island

Grand Mentor Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Euphrates Islet Island

Euphrates Islet Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Champignon des Os Island

Champignon des Os Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Lanier Island

Ile Lanier Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Magnan Island

Ilot Magnan Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Yangue Island

Ilot Yangue Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Emile Island

Ilot Emile Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ilot Parc Island

Ilot Parc Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile aux Moustiques Island

Ile aux Moustiques Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Esprit Island

Ile Esprit Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Ile Michel Island

Ile Michel Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Malabar Island

Malabar Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Polymnie Island

Polymnie Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Picard Island

Picard Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Atoll - Grande Terre Island

Grande Terre Island is an island in the Aldabra Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Aldabra Group - Aldabra Atoll

Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean, virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. The atoll is home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, numbering some 100,000 individuals. The islands are designated a World Heritage Site. They are also known for their green turtles, hawksbill turtles, and birds, including the Aldabra rail, the last surviving flightless bird of the Indian Ocean region. Politically, Aldabra is part of the Seychelles. GeographyAldabra and Assumption Island Map of SeychellesThe atoll is located at 9°24S, 46°22E and belongs to the Aldabra Group, one of the island groups of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. The atoll is 265 miles northwest of the northern point of Madagascar and 1150 km southwest of Mahé, the principal island of the Seychelles archipelago. The Comoro Islands lie 220 miles southwest of Aldabra. The Aldabra Atoll, along with Des Roches and Farquhar, was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory from 1965 until Seychelles independence in 1976.
The atoll is the second largest in the world after Kiritimati. It is 34 km long, 14.5 km wide, up to 8 meters above sea level, and has a land area of 155.4 km2. The lagoon measures 224 km2 in area, of which roughly two thirds full dry during low tide.
The atoll consists of a ring of four larger islands (counterclockwise):
South Island (Grand Terre, 116.1 km2) Malabar or Middle Island (26.8 km2) Polymnieli or Polymnie (4.75 km2) Picard or West Island (9.4 km2) Additionally, there are some forty smaller islands and rocks, mostly inside the lagoon: Île aux Cendres, Île Michel, Île Esprit, Île Moustiques, Îlot Parc, Îlot Emile, Îlot Yangue, Îlot Dubois, Îlot Magnan, Île Lanier, Champignon des Os, Euphrate, Grand Mentor, Grand ÎIot, Gros ÎIot Gionnet, Gros ÎIot Sésame, Heron Rock, Hide Island, Île aux Aigrettes, Île aux Cèdres, Îles Chalands, Île Fangame, Île Héron, Île Michel, Île Suacco, Île Sylvestre, Île Verte, Îlot Déder, Îlot du Sud, Îlot du Milieu, Îlot du Nord, Îlot Macoa, Îlot Marquoix, Îlots Niçois, Îlot Salade, Middle Row Island, Nobby Rock, North Row Island, Petit Mentor, Petit Mentor Endans, Petits ÎIots, Pink Rock, Table Ronde.
HistoryAldabra was visited by Portuguese navigators in 1511. The islands were already known to the Arabs, from whom they get their name. In the middle of the 18th century, they became dependencies of the French colony of Réunion, from where expeditions were made for the capture of the giant tortoises. In 1810 with Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and other islands, Aldabra passed into the possession of Great Britain. Réunion was returned to France, and Mauritius gained possession of Aldabra as well as the rest of the Seychelles. The previous inhabitants were emigrants from the Seychelles.
The abandoned settlement Picard on the southwestern tip of West Island is now home to the Research Officer, Island Manager and their rangers and staff. There is no other permanent population. The islands are managed by the Seychelles Island Foundation.
The Aldabra Group also includes the island of Assumption and the atolls of Astove and Cosmoledo.
Wikipedia - Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles - Aldabra Group

The Aldabra Group are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, 1000 kilometres from the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
The total land area of the Aldabra Group is 175.91 km2.
Wikipedia - The Aldabra Group

Seychelles - Providence Atoll - Cerf Island

Cerf Island is an island in the Providence Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Providence Atoll - St. Pierre Island

St. Pierre Island is an island in the Providence Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Providence Atoll - Bancs Providence Island

Bancs Providence Island is an island in the Providence Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Providence Atoll - Providence Island

Providence Island is an island in the Providence Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - The Providence Atoll

The Providence Atoll is part of the Seychelles, in the Farquhar Group. The islands in the group are small, coraline and unhospitable. The atoll has a more than 30 km long north-south axis, and is up to 10 km wide. The total area covered by the atoll is approximating 200 km. The aggregate land area, however, is only about 1.5 km. There are two islands in the atoll:
Providence Island is located in the far north of the atoll, at 9°14-S, 51°03-E. It is 4 km long north-south, and up to 400 m wide. The land area is a little more than one km. There is a small settlement in its southern part. Cerf Island is located in the far south of the atoll, almost 30 km south of Providence Island, at 9°30-S, 51°01-E. The island is more than 4 km long, and up to 500 meters wide, but in some places only 50 meters, with a land area of about 0.5 km. It is uninhabited. The closest neighbor of the atoll is St. Pierre Island, 35 km west of Cerf Island.
Wikipedia - The Providence Atoll

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Bancs de Sable Island

Bancs de Sable Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Déposés Island

Déposés Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Ile du Milieu Island

Ile du Milieu Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Lapins Island

Lapins Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Ile aux Goëlettes Island

Ile aux Goëlettes Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Manahas Sud Island

Manahas Sud Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Manahas Milieu Island

Manahas Milieu Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Manahas Nord Island

Manahas Nord Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Ile du Sud Island

Ile du Sud Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Farquhar Group - Ile du Nord Island

Ile du Nord Island is an island in the Farquhar Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - The Farquhar Group

The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 kilometres southwest the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 11 km, but the total area of the atolls measures about 370 km.
The group consists of two atolls and one separate island. In addition, there is one separate submerged reef in the area:
Farquhar Atoll (with two larger and about eight smaller islets) Providence Atoll (with 2 islets, Providence Island and Cerf Island) St. Pierre IslandWizard Reef (submerged) There are only two settlements. The main settlement is on Île du Nord (North Island) of Farquhar Atoll, and the other one on Providence Island of Providence Atoll.
Wikipedia - The Farquhar Group

Seychelles - St. François Island

Seychelles - St. François Island - The southern island was named after Francis de Sales. The area of the island is 176,000 m. St. Francois is easily accessible at less than 30 minutes distance by boat from Alphonse. The local fauna include the frigatebird and the crab plover along with the blue crab.
Wikipedia - St. François Island

Seychelles - Bijoutier Island

Seychelles - Bijoutier Island - The northern and smallest island takes its name from the French word bijoutier, meaning "jeweller". The area of the island is 20,000 m. The island is only accessible by boat during high tide. The island is small enough that it takes only a few minutes to walk completely around it.
Wikipedia - Bijoutier Island

Seychelles - Alphonse Island

Alphonse Island is the main, and also the most northernly, island of the Alphonse Atoll, in the Seychelles. The island is inhabted by workers of the new Alphonse Island Lodge. It was discovered on discovered on 28th January, 1730 by Chevalier Alphonse de Pontevez, commanding the French frigate Le Lys. A luxury hotel has been built on Alphonse Island, generating frequent traffic between other islands in the group. The area is 1.74 km.
Wikipedia - Alphonse Island

Seychelles - Poivre Atoll - Ile du Sud Island

Ile du Sud Island is an island in the Poivre Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Poivre Atoll - Florentin Island

Florentin Island is an island in the Poivre Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles - Poivre Atoll - Poivre Island

Poivre Island is an island in the Poivre Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Ile aux Poules Island

Ile aux Poules Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Bancs aux Cocos Island

Bancs aux Cocos Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Banc de Sable Island

Banc de Sable Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Ile Paul Island

Ile Paul Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Residence Island

Residence Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Vars Island

Vars Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Pélicans Island

Pélicans Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Chiens Island

Chiens Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Bancs Ferrari Island

Bancs Ferrari Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Benjamin Island

Benjamin Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Grand Carcassaye Island

Grand Carcassaye Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Petit Carcassaye Island

Petit Carcassaye Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Resource Island

Resource Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - Ile aux Fouquets Island

Ile aux Fouquets Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The St. Joseph's Atoll - St. Joseph Island

St. Joseph Island is an island in the St. Joseph's Atoll located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The African Banks - Ile du Sud Island

Ile du Sud Island is an island in the African Banks located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The African Banks - Bancs Africains Island

Bancs Africains Island is an island in the African Banks located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The Amirante Group - Desnoeufs Island

Desnoeufs Island is an island in the Amirante Group located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The Amirante Group - Marie-Louise Island

Marie-Louise Island is an island in the Amirante Group located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The Amirante Group - Boudeuse Island

Boudeuse Island is an island in the Amirante Group located in the Seychelles Archipelago, Africa. Seychelles is off the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.

Seychelles -The Amirante Group - Etoile Island

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Desroches is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. It is located 230 km southwest of Mahé, the Seychelles' main island. It is 6.2 km long and has a land area of 3.24 km. Along its circumference of 15 km is a beach of fine sand.
Desroches has a population of about 50, a settlement in the middle of the northwestern shore (looking to the lagoon), a small luxury hotel with 20 rooms in the south (Desroches Island Resort), and a paved airstrip 1372 m long in the southern part. It is located 36 km east of the Amirantes Bank, and separated from it by water over 1300 meters deep. It lies on the southern edge of a reef of atoll character. At the northern edge of the atoll are the Shark Rocks, with least depths between 3 and 6 meters. There is a lighthouse on the northeast end of the Desroches Island. The island is fringed by a drying reef which extends 1.6 km offshore from the northeastern extremity and 0.8 km from the southwestern extremity. The island is low and is covered with coconut palms and tall hardwood trees. A deep channel, about 1.6 km wide, leads into the lagoon. The least depth in the channel is 18.3 m, and it crosses the atoll in a position about 11 km northwest of Desroches.
Desroches was named by Chevalier de Roslan, commander of the ship "L'Heure du Berger", after the Chevalier des Roches, the Governor of Mauritius (then Île de France) and Réunion (then Bourbon) from 1767 to 1772. It was explored by the Chevalier de la Billioère in 1771. The British had originally named it Wood Island because of its dense tree vegetation. The island was an important producer of copra.
Along with the remaining Amirante Islands, Desroches had been a part of the Seychelles since it became a separate colony in 1909. On November 8, 1965, the United Kingdom split Desroches from the Seychelles to become part of the newly created the British Indian Ocean Territory together with Farquhar, Aldabra and the Chagos Archipelago, but returned it to the Seychelles with the first two. The purpose was to allow the construction of military facilities for the mutual benefit of the United Kingdom and the United States. On June 23, 1976, Desroches was returned to Seychelles as a result of it attaining independence.
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Africa - Seychelles - The Amirante Islands

The Amirante Islands (Les Amirantes), a group of coral islands and atolls, belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. They stretch about 155 km from the African Banks (African Islands) in the north to Île Desnœufs (Isle des Noeufs) in the aouth, all on the shallow Amirantes Bank (Amirantes Plateau, with depths of mostly 25 to 70 m), expect the main island Île Desroches in the east, and submerged Lady Denison-Pender Shoal at the northern end. 90 km south of the Amirante Islands is Alphonse Group, the closest group of islands, which are sometimes incorrectly considered part of the Amirantes.

The Amirantes were discovered by Vasco da Gama on his second voyage of exploration in 1502, and named "Ilhas do Almirante" (Admiral Islands). Previous knowledge of the islands by Arab and Indian traders is possible. Along with the Seychelles, the islands were first claimed by France in 1742. Formal possession was asserted in 1756. By the Treaty of Paris (1814), the islands were passed officially to the British, as a part of Mauritius. In 1909, the Seychelles became a separate colony, thereby including the Amirantes. On November 8, 1965, the United Kingdom split Île Desroches from the Seychelles to become part of the newly created the British Indian Ocean Territory. The purpose was to allow the construction of military facilities for the mutual benefit of the United Kingdom and the United States. On June 23, 1976, Île Desroches was returned to the Seychelles as a result of it attaining independence.

The total land area is 9.91 km². The total population is less than 100, with 50 in the main settlement of Desroches.

There are eight single islands (five low sand cays and three uplifted sand cays), plus three atolls with a total of 18 islets (St. Joseph Atoll with 14, Desroches with 1, Poivre Atoll with 3). In addition to these 11 units, the following table also has entries for a reef and a shoal without islets, for the sake of completeness. The five largest ones in area are inhabited. The different island types are marked by different background colors in the table.

Lady Denison-Pender Shoal
This shoal, with a least depth of 14.6 m, is located immediately north of the Amirantes Bank, but separated from it by water more than 300 meters deep. It is 10 km northwest of North Island on African Banks, the northernmost island of the Amirante Islands. It is named after the cable steamer CS Lady Denison Pender that was built in Glasgow in 1920 and was in service until 1963.

African Banks
African Banks (African Islands) is a pseudo-atoll at the northern end of the Amirante Islands chain, with water depths less than eight meters over an area that extends 4 km north-south and 3 km east-west, or 10 km². There is a coral rim along the eastern side, in the north ow which is the most northerly island of the Amirante Islands, North Island. It is flat sandstone island 275 m long and 45 to 90 m wide, with no human settlement. There is a derelict automatic lighthouse at the northeastern end, North Island Lighthouse. North Island is frequently visited by poachers, who are responsible for considerable exploitation and disturbance of nesting birds. Tourists occasionally visit by charter yachts. The island is almost treeless (one coconut tree in 1995), and covered by grass and low-growing vegetation. African Banks used to have a second islet, ÎIe du Sud (South Island), 2.9 km south of North Island, that eroded in 1976, leaving a small sandstone ridge exposed only at low tide. It was 230 m long and 70 m wide. Both island locations are near the eastern reef edge. The western part of African Banks is characterized by a ridge 18 to 37 m deep. The closest island to African Banks is Remire Island, about 25 km to the south.

The origin of the name of the African Banks or Bancs Africains is not known. They were discovered and named Îlots Africains in 1797 by Admiral Willaumez, then a Capitaine de Vaisseau in command of the frigate La Régénérée.

Remire Reef
Remire Reef dries in patches at low water and extends 5.6 km SSW, with a width of 2 km. The reef area is almost 10 km². There are no islets or cays on the reef. Nearby Remire Island, 2.5 km southeast, is clearly detached and separated from Remire Reef by a deep channel.

Remire Island
Remire Island, or Eagle, is 0.27 km² in area. It is located about 2.5 km west of the southern extremity of Remire Reef, detached from it and a separate geographical unit. It is about halfway between African Banks, which is 25 km north, and D'Arros Island, 31.5 km south. It has trees over 15 m high. It is uninhabited, but has a paved airstrip, with a length of 457 m (ICAO code FSSR).

Eagle Island bears the name of an English ship which visited it in 1771 by the Chevalier de la Biollière. The origin of its French name is not known.

D'Arros Island
D'Arros Island is located only 2 km west of the northern part of St. Joseph Atoll, but it is a separate geographical unit, separated by 60 to 62 m deep water of a 1.1 km wide channel, which is deeper than much of the Amirantes Bank. It is an oval-shaped, flat coral sand cay , oriented northeast-southwest, 1.9 km long and 1.0 km wide, and nowhere higher than 3 m. The island stands on a detached patch reef similarly orientated, with maximum dimensions of 2.8 and 1.4 km. A shallow sand spit extends 0.8 km northeast from it. The island stands on the northern sector of the reef. There are drying reef flats 250 to 400 m wide on its south side, but only a narrow fringing reef about 75 m wide on its north side. The total reef area at low tide is about 0.27 km². The land area of the island occupies 0.17 km or 62 per cent of this tital. 0.16 km² of the island area is covered by vegetation. The tree tops reach a height of 27 m. The vegetation is dominated by coconut palms and Casuarina equisetifolia.

The privately owned island has a hotel. It is permanently inhabited by the hotel staff only. There is a small cultivated area. An unpaved airstrip 975 m long bisects the island (ICAO code FSDA). There are no regular flights but, occasionally, scheduled flights to nearby Desroches divert to D’Arros.

The island bears the name of the Baron d'Arros, Marine Commandant at Mauritius, then Île de France, from 1770 to 1771.

Saint Joseph Atoll
Saint Joseph Atoll is located at the eastern edge of the Amirantes Bank. Depths of 500 m are found only 1.5 km east of the reef edge, and of 1000 m one kilometer further east. The atoll is roughly oval-shaped, 7 km long and 4.4 km wide. Its total area is 22.53 km², of which 11.74 km² comprises the peripheral reef flat, 4.8 km² the interior lagoon, and only 1.39 km² the land area of all islets. The lagoon is completely enclosed by the surrounding reef. At low water it drains over a narrow sill, Passe Lerein Fin, at its western end. The lagoon has a maximum depth of 6.4 m. Other soundings range from 2.1 to 3.7 m. The peripheral reefs, in addition to being exceptionally wide, are covered (except on the west side) with mobile sand. Intertidal sand sheets are encroaching on the margins of the lagoon on its windward side, which is marked for much of its extent by a discontinuous linear sandbar. There are no growing reefs in the lagoon. There is a small settlement at the western end of St. Joseph islet, according to some sources. Newer satellite images however show no buildings. The tree tops are about 24 m high.

The atoll has 14 sandy islets: the three larger ones along the northeast and east shore, which are covered by coconut plantations, and the remaining ones in the south:

Ressource Island (third largest, northernmost)
Fouquet Island (ÎIe aux Fouquets) (second largest, northeast)
Poule Island (ÎIe aux Poules)
Chien Island
Saint Joseph Island (largest, easternmost)
Benjamen Island
Petit Carcassaye Island
Grand Carcassaye Island
Pelican Island (Pélicans)
ÎIe Paul
Bancs Ferrari
Banc de Sable
Banc aux Cocos
Vars
Some sources cite a smaller number of islands, because the shape especially of the smaller islets is constantly changing, with the effect that some of them merge. The Carcassaye islets, for example, actually form the southern part of St. Joseph islet.

Bertaut Reef
Bertaut Reef is about 22.5 km SSW of Saint Joseph Island and 14.5 km north of Poivre Atoll. Desroches Island is 50 km east. Bertaut Reef has a small uninhabited sand cay on its southern part. The reef is steep-to and the sea breaks heavily over its edge.

Île Desroches

Desroches Island
from the southwestDesroches is the main island of the Amirantes, with a population of about 50, a hotel, and a paved airstrip 1372 m long (IATA code DES, ICAO code FSDA). It is located 36 km east of the Amirantes Bank, and separarated from it by water over 1300 meters deep. It lies on the southern edge of a reef of atoll character. At the northern edge of the atoll are the Shark Rocks, with least depths between 3 and 6 meters. There is a lighthouse on the northeast end of the Desroches Island. The island is fringed by a drying reef which extends 1.6 km offshore from the northeastern extremity and 0.8 km from the southwestern extremity. The island is low and is covered with coconut palms and tall hardwood trees. A deep channel, about 1.6 km wide, leads into the lagoon. The least depth in the channel is 18.3 m, and it crosses the atoll in a position about 11 km northwest of Desroches.

Desroches has been named after the Chevalier des Roches, the Governor of Mauritius (then Île de France) and Réunion (then Bourbon) from 1767 to 1772. It was explored by the Chevalier de la Billioère in 1771.

Along with the remaining Amirante Islands, Desroches had been a part of the Seychelles since it became a separate colony in 1909. On November 8, 1965, the United Kingdom split Desroches from the Seychelles to become part of the newly created the British Indian Ocean Territory together with Farquhar Group, Aldabra and the Chagos Archipelago, but were returned to the Seychelles with the first two. The purpose was to allow the construction of military facilities for the mutual benefit of the United Kingdom and the United States. On June 23, 1976, Desroches was returned to Seychelles as a result of it attaining independence.

Poivre Islands

Poivre Atoll from the southPoivre Atoll (english meaning: pepper) is near the eastern edge of Amirante Bank. A settlement stands on the northeast side of the Poivre Island in the north, amid a clump of trees. This island is bisected by an airfield, about 1200 m long. There are three islets on the reef (with land area):

Poivre (North), 1.1 km
Florentin, 0.024 km
ÎIe du Sud, 1.356 km
Poivre was named in 1771 by Chevalier de la Biollière after Pierre Poivre, the famous "Peter Pepper" and Intendant of Mauritius (then Île de France) and Reunion (then Bourbon) from 1769 to 1772.

Étoile Cay
Etoile Cay is an uninhabited circular coral cay which is 4.6 m high, lies 29 km northeast of Boudeuse Cay. It lies on a coral knoll about 1.6 km in diameter. The cay is treeless. The only vegetation is grasses and low bushes, fringed by a steep sandy beach. Landing is easy during calm weather.

Étoile Cay is believed to have been named after one of the two ships of Bougainville's famous voyage round the world, from 1766 to 1769. It was explored and named by the Chevalier du Roslan in 1771.

Boudeuse Cay
Boudeuse Cay is the fartherst southwestern feature on Amirante Bank. It is a sandstone platform island, 4.6 m high, sandy, and with no resident human population. There is a small sandy beach, but it is difficult to land because of heavy breakers even during calm weather. The island has no trees, and no introduced vegetation, possibly making it one of the most pristine islands in the area. Boudeuse is believed to have been named after one of the two ships of Bougainville's famous voyage round the world, from 1766 to 1769. It was explored and named by the Chevalier du Roslan in 1771.

Marie Louise Island
Marie Louise island is located at the southern end of the Amirantes 13 km from its nearest neighbour, Desnoeufs. The island is a low and sandy coral cay, roughly oval in shape, with a 1250 m long north-south axis, and a width of 600 m, has a maximum elevation of 9 m, although more generally 5 to 6 m, and an area of 52.6 ha. It is permanently inhabited with a population of about 15 agricultural workers and beach fishermen based in a small settlement on the west coast above the beach and opposite the only safe anchorage. Landing by boat is difficult. There is a paved airstrip with a length of 518 m along the northern part of the eastern shore (ICAO code FSMA). There are no regular, scheduled flights. More than half of the island, in the northwestern part, is cultivated with coconut palms. Part of the island is covered with casuarina (Casuarina Equisetifolia trees. There is a coral reef on the east side of the island which breaks.

The site is used as a support base for the collection of Sterna fuscata eggs on the neighbouring island of Desnoeufs to the south-west, where there is no resident population outside the nesting season.

The Island was named by the Chevalier du Roslan in 1771 after his ship Marie Louise. Since the end of the 19th century, the island has been leased and inhabited without interruption. In 1905, the population numbered 86. There was an export of 3500 tons of guano that year. Guano has been the main economy until 1963, when still 3000 tons were produced. Additional products were copra and dried fish.

In the 1980s there have been attempts in developing the island into a tourist destination. Some bungalows were constructed. The attempts failed because of air traffic limitations by the large number of sea birds. Additionally, airplane landing is difficult, because of the steep coast that is littered with rocks.

Île Desnœufs
Île Desnœufs (Isle des Noeufs) is a nearly circular island with a high rim surrounding a central depression (instead of a lagoon). It is up to 5.5 m high. Most of the land is exposed sandstone, after the guano has been exploited in the late 1800s. The island has a fringing reef, and the reef flat is narrow. The terrestrial vegetation is limited because of the high number of sea birds, perhaps more than 1 250 000 terns as well as numerous boobies. The island is almost treeless and is covered by grasses and other low-growing plants.

The island is a base for the commercial exploitation of seabirds, especially the eggs of the sooty tern (Sterna Fuscata). There is no permanent human population, but buildings have been constructed and are used during the nesting season, which is June to August. Visits are made at other times by residents of nearby Marie-Louise island and by fishermen. Landing can be extremely difficult, with heavy swells sweeping round the island even during the calmest sea conditions.

The origin of the name seems to be its French meaning, "one of nine", as it is one of the nine main islands of the Amirantes.
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Mahé's tallest peak is Morne Seychellois at 905m, which lies in the Morne Seychellois National Park. The northern and eastern parts of the island are home to much of the population and the international airport which opened in 1971. The southern and western parts have Baie Ternay Marine National Park and Port Launay Marine National Park. The Ste Anne Marine National Park lies offshore, as do Conception Island, Thérèse Island, Anonyme Island and Silhouette Island.
Mahe was first visited by the British in 1609 and not visited by Europeans again until Lazare Picault's expedition of 1742. Mahe remained a French possession until 1814 when it became a British colony. It remained a colony until 1976 when Seychelles became an independent nation.
Mahe's forests have rare endemic plants found only in the Seychelles, such as the Jellyfish tree, the carnivorous Seychelles Pitcher plant and many species of unique orchids.
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Bird Island is the northernmost island in the Seychelles archipelago, 60 miles from Mahe. The 70 ha. coral island is known for its birdlife, including sooty terns, fairy terns and common noddies, and for hawksbill and green turtles. It is now a private resort with 24 bungalows. It also contains a small weather station.
Bird Island was formerly known as "Ile aux Vaches" due to the numerous dugongs (sea cows) that lived in nearby waters. Between 1896 and 1906, 17,000 tons of guano were removed from the island and exported to Mauritius as fertilizer. It formerly was a coconut plantation, and cash crops such as papaya and cotton were also grown.
Since 1967 it has been privately owned, and conservation measures have taken place such as protection of birdlife and sea turtle nesting sites, and the eradication of feral rats and rabbits.
Wikipedia - Bird Island

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