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Seychelles began addressing the conservation problem in the late 1960s by creating the Nature Conservancy Commission, later renamed the Seychelles National Environment Commission. [4] A system of national parks and animal preserves covering 42% of the land area and about 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi) of the surrounding water areas has been ...
The geology of Seychelles is an example of a felsic granite microcontinent that broke off from the supercontinent Gondwana within the past 145 million years and become isolated in the Indian Ocean. The islands are primarily granite rock, with some sequences of sedimentary rocks formed during rift basin periods or times when the islands were ...
Geography of Seychelles. Seychelles is: an island country of 155 islands; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa (off its east coast, north of Madagascar) East Africa; Southern Africa; Indian Ocean; Time zone: Seychelles Time ; Extreme points of Seychelles High: Morne Seychellois on Mahé 905 m (2,969 ft) Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
The following is a list of ecoregions in the Seychelles, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions. by major habitat type.
Seychelles geography stubs (87 P) Pages in category "Geography of Seychelles" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022. [4] Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century.
Pages in category "Seychelles geography-related lists" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, consists of over 100 islands. [1] Despite the large number of islands, less than half are inhabited, though many are tourist destinations. [ 2 ]