The Seychelles Islands

The Seychelles islands take their name from that of the French minister for finance during the reign of Louis XV. Viscount Moreau de Seychelles.

The archipelago of the Seychelles is situated in the western part of the Indian ocean, between latitude; 4° and 10° south and between longitude 46° and 56° east.

The capital Victoria is situated on the main island, Mahe. It is 1759km east of Mombassa (Kenya). 3255km from Bombay (India) 1776km from Port-Louis (Mauritius) and 930km from Madagascar.

There are 115 islands: 41 granitic and 74 coralline plus about 30 named rocks and they can be divided as follows;

 
 

Inner Islands

Granitic Islands

  1. Mahe
  2. Praslin
  3. La Digue
  4. St Anne
  5. Ile Au Cerf
  6. Ile Long
  7. Ile Ronde
  8. Ile Moyenne
  9. Ile Seche
  10. Ile Cachee
  11. Ile Anonyme
  12. Ile Hodoul
  13. Ile Aux Rats
  14. Ile Souris
  15. Ile Therese
  16. Conception
  17. L’Islette
  18. Chauves Souris (Mahe)
  19. Ile Aux Vache Marines
  20. L’Ilot
  21. Cousin
  22. Cousine
  23. Curieuse
  24. Ile Ronde
  25. Chauves Souris (Praslin)
  26. St Pierre (Praslin)
  27. Ile Aux Fous
  28. Ile Aride
  29. Zave
  30. Felicite
  31. Marianne
  32. Grande Soeur
  33. Petite Soeur
  34. Ile Aux Cocos
  35. Ile La Fouche
  36. Silhouette
  37. Ile Du Nord
  38. Mamelles
  39. Ile Aux Recifs
  40. Fregate
  41. L’Ilot Fregate

Coralline Islands

  1. Ile Aux Vaches
  2. Ile Denis

 

Outer Islands

  1. Ile Plate
  2. Coetivy

 

Amirantes Group

  1. Remire
  2. D’Arros
  3. Desroches
  4. Etoile
  5. Boudeuse
  6. Marie Louise
  7. Desnoeufs

African Bank

  1. Banc Africain
  2. Ile Du Sud

 

The Atolls

 

St Joseph’s Atoll

  1. St Joseph
  2. Fouquet
  3. Resource
  4. Petit Carcassaye
  5. Grand Carcassaye
  6. Benjamin
  7. Banc Ferrari
  8. Chien
  9. Pelican
  10. Vars
  11. Ile Paul
  12. Banc De Sable
  13. Banc Cocos

Poivre’s Atoll

  1. Poivre
  2. Florentin
  3. Ile Du Sud

Alphonse and St Francois’ Atoll

  1. Alphonse
  2. Bijoutier
  3. St Francois

Farquhar’s Group

Providence

  1. Providence
  2. Bancs Providence
  3. St Pierre

Farquar

  1. Ile Du Nord
  2. Ile Du Sud
  3. Manaha Nord
  4. Manaha Milieu
  5. Manaha Sud
  6. Goelettes
  7. Lapin
  8. Ile Du Milieu
  9. Depose
  10. Bancs De Sable

 

Aldabra Group

Aldabra

  1. Grande Terre
  2. Picard
  3. Polymnie
  4. Malabar
  5. Ile Aux Cedres
  6. Ile Michel
  7. Ile Esprit
  8. Ile Moustiques
  9. Ilot Parc
  10. Ilot Emile
  11. Ilot Yangue
  12. Ilot Dubois
  13. Ilot Magnan
  14. Ile Lanier

Cosmoledo 

  1. Menai
  2. Ile Du Nord
  3. Ile Nord-Est
  4. Ile Du Trou
  5. Goelette
  6. Grande Polyte
  7. Petit Polyte
  8. Grand Ile (Wizard)
  9. Pagode
  10. Ile Sud-Ouest
  11. Ile Moustiques
  12. Ile Baleine
  13. Ile Chauve Souris
  14. Astove
  15. Assomption

 

The Rocks

  1. Grand Rocher
  2. Roche Hodoul
  3. Trois Dame
  4. Roche Tortue
  5. Roche L’Intendance
  6. Roche Mancienne
  7. Roche Capucin
  8. Brizards
  9. Blanchisseuse
  10. Trompeuses
  11. Requin
  12. Caimans
  13. Roche Canal
  14. Lion
  15. Roche Grand-Maman
  16. Parisiennes
  17. Roche Baleines
  18. Roche Caret
  19. Grosse Roche
  20. Ile Malice
  21. Roche Boquet
  22. Roche Canon (Cousine)
  23. Roche Canon (Curieuse)
  24. Roche Marceline
  25. Roche Jean Pierre
  26. Pointe Sud
  27. Ill Plate
  28. Roche Navire
  29. Chemine