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The Constitution of Seychelles lists 155 named islands, [57] and a further 7 reclaimed islands have been created subsequent to the publication of the Constitution. The majority of the islands are uninhabited, with many dedicated as nature reserves. Seychelles' largest island, Mahé, is located 1,550 km (835 nmi) from Mogadishu (Somalia's ...
The national park is made up of the following islands, with areas in km²: Ste. Anne Island, 2.19 km², with large luxury resort Club Med Seychelles; Cerf Island, 1.27 km², with a population of about 100, with three hotel-resorts (Cerf Island Marine Park Resort, Fairy Tern Chalets und L'Habitation), and restaurant Kapok Tree
Mahé is the largest island of Seychelles, with an area of 157.3 square kilometres (60.7 sq mi), lying in the northeast of the Seychellois nation in the Somali Sea part of the Indian Ocean. The population of Mahé was 77,000, as of the 2010 census. [ 1 ]
In the Seychelles one company, Natucate, is taking this to the next level. Operating on the archipelago’s North Island, its dedicated conservation trips are aimed at people taking sabbaticals or ...
Curieuse Island is a small granitic island 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km 2) in the Seychelles close to the north coast of the island of Praslin.Curieuse is notable for its bare red earth intermingled with the unique coco de mer palms, one of the cultural icons of the Seychelles, only growing on the two neighboring islands.
The Island Mahé White beach on the island La Digue. The Seychelles contain at least 75 species of flowering plants, three mammal species, 14 bird species, 30 species of reptiles and amphibians, and several hundred species of snails, insects, spiders and other invertebrates found nowhere else. [4]
Praslin (French pronunciation:) is the second largest island (38.5 km 2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying 44 km (27 mi) northeast of Mahé.Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse.
Praslin Island: 1983 261; vii, viii, ix, x (natural) In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state. The famous coco de mer, from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom. [5]