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Bertaut Reef

Coordinates: 05°39′S 53°14′E / 5.650°S 53.233°E / -5.650; 53.233
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Bertaut Reef
Bertaut Reef is located in Seychelles
Bertaut Reef
Bertaut Reef
Location of Bertaut Island in Seychelles
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates05°39′S 53°14′E / 5.650°S 53.233°E / -5.650; 53.233
ArchipelagoSeychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Bertaut Island
Area0.003 km2 (0.0012 sq mi)
Length0.07 km (0.043 mi)
Width0.04 km (0.025 mi)
Coastline0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
GroupOuter Islands
Sub-GroupAmirante Islands
DistrictsOuter Islands District
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-26
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

Bertaut Reef is an island in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 271 kilometres (168 miles) south of Victoria, Seychelles.

Geography

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Bertaut Reef is about 25 kilometres (16 miles) SSW of St. Joseph Atoll and 13.5 kilometres (8.4 miles) north of Poivre Atoll. Desroches Island is 50 kilometres (31 miles) to the east. The reef measures 8.4 kilometres (5.2 miles) northwest-southeast, and is up to 3.4 kilometres (2.1 miles) wide in the southeastern part, and up to 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) in the northwestern part. It covers an area in excess of 20 km2. Only in the south and southeast waves break over a shallow reef edge. Bertaut Reef has a small uninhabited and unvegetated sand cay on its southern part, with an area of about 3000 m2. The reef is steep and the sea breaks heavily over its edge.

Administration

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The island belongs to Outer Islands District.[1]

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