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Southern Coral Group is a collective term for two islands of Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the south of the island nation, between 135 and 300 kilometers south of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
Seychelles is a small island country east of the African continent located in the Sea of Zanj due north of Madagascar, with Antsiranana as its nearest foreign city. [1] Seychelles lies between approximately 4ºS and 10ºS and 46ºE and 54ºE.
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 island is located 34 km west of Cerf Island of Providence Atoll, and 462 km east of Aldabra.This uninhabited island is nearly circular, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) east-west by 1.3 km (0.81 mi) north-south, with a land area of 1.64 square kilometres (0.63 square miles). [2]
Seychelles, an island country in the Indian Ocean, consists of over 100 islands. [1] ... Outer Islands: Southern Coral Group: Platte Island: 43: Eden Island [a] 0.570:
Desnœufs Island is the southernmost island of the Amirantes chain, 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 20th century. The island has a fringing reef, and the reef flat is narrow.
There is one settlement, located on Île du Nord (North Island) of Farquhar Atoll.There is an abandoned village on Providence Island of Providence Atoll.There are records of Maldivian mariner presence in the group from the 20th century, when a trading vessel from southern Maldives lost its course and reached Providence Atoll.
Platte Island is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) from their capital Victoria. The island, a low and wooded sand cay, ranges about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) from north to south, with a width from 250 metres (820 ft) in the south to 550 metres (1,800 ft) in the north and a ...