Vache Island, Seychelles

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Vache Island
Nickname: Île aux Vaches Marines
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Vache Island
Location of Vache Island in Seychelles
Geography
Location Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates 4°41′S55°26′E / 4.683°S 55.433°E / -4.683; 55.433 Coordinates: 4°41′S55°26′E / 4.683°S 55.433°E / -4.683; 55.433
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Île aux Vaches Marines
Area0.047 km2 (0.018 sq mi)
Length0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Width0.25 km (0.155 mi)
Coastline0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Highest elevation54 m (177 ft)
Highest pointVache
Administration
Group Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group Mahe Islands
Districts Grand'Anse Mahé
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code SC-13
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Île aux Vaches Marines is one of many islands in the Seychelles, lying in the west shores of Mahe. [1] Île aux Vaches Marines is a granite rock, only slightly covered with vegetation. The island is a popular nesting site for sea-birds. The rocks "Les Trois Dames" are not far from it but are usually hidden by heavily breaking seas.

Seychelles island country to the East of Africa

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago country in the Indian Ocean. The capital of the 115-island country, Victoria, lies 1,500 kilometres (932 mi) east of mainland East Africa. Other nearby island countries and territories include Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius to the south; as well as the Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory to the east. With a population of roughly 94,228, it has the smallest population of any sovereign African country.

Mahé, Seychelles island

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Administration

The island belongs to Grand'Anse Mahé District. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Coutsoukis, Photius (2010). "Vache Island: Seychelles". geographic.org. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "District map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2008.


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