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[citation needed] The islands are all small—the aggregate land area is only 455 square kilometres (176 sq mi). [4] [5] Mahé is 25 kilometres (16 mi) long and no more than 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide, [4] with an area of 156.7 km 2 (61 sq mi). [citation needed] It contains the capital and only city, Victoria, an excellent port. [4]
A group of 44 islands (42 granitic and 2 coralline) occupy the shallow waters of the Seychelles Bank and are collectively referred to as the inner islands. They have a total area of 244 km 2 (94 sq mi), accounting for 54% of the total land area of the Seychelles and 98% of the entire population. The islands have been divided into groups.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Seychelles: Seychelles – sovereign island nation located in the Indian Ocean and comprising, according to the Constitution, 155 islands of the Seychelles Archipelago , some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of mainland Africa and northeast of the Island of Madagascar . [ 1 ]
La Digue is the third most populated island [3] of the Seychelles, and fourth largest by land area, [4] lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. In size, it is the fourth-largest granitic island of Seychelles after Mahé, Praslin, and Silhouette Island. It has a population of 2,800 people.
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The Outer Islands comprise 216.57 square kilometres (83.62 sq mi) or 46% of the total land area of the Seychelles, but hold less than 1% of the population of the country. The coral Outer Islands are located at distances of 230–1,150 kilometres (140–710 mi) from Mahé, the nation's principle island, located in the granitic Inner Seychelles.
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The Farquhar Atoll is part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Seychelles, part of the Outer Islands chain. It is located 770 kilometres (478 miles) southwest of Mahé Island and the capital, Victoria, 258 km (160 mi) north of Madagascar, and around 1,000 km (621 mi) from the East African mainland.