Jump to content

Marianne Island

Coordinates: 4°20′S 55°55′E / 4.34°S 55.92°E / -4.34; 55.92
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marianne Island
Indicated in red (top right)
Marianne Island is located in Seychelles
Marianne Island
Marianne Island
Geography
LocationSeychelles
Coordinates4°20′S 55°55′E / 4.34°S 55.92°E / -4.34; 55.92
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Area0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Length1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Width0.75 km (0.466 mi)
Coastline4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Highest elevation130 m (430 ft)
Highest pointMorne Estel[1]
Administration
GroupInner Islands
Sub-GroupGranitic Seychelles
DistrictsLa Digue and Inner Islands
Largest settlementLa Cour
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-15
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Marianne Island is a small granitic island of the Seychelles.[2] 94.7 ha (234 acres) in size, it is located 3.8 km ESE of Félicité Island.[1] The island was a former coconut plantation, and on the western side of the island is a long beach. The southern tip of Marianne is known as a world-class diving location. The tallest peak on the island is Estel Hill, at 130 meters.

Presently, Marianne Island is uninhabited but is routinely visited by tourists and boaters. For much of the 19th and 20th century, farming and copra production took place on Marianne. There was a former settlement called La Cour, and in 1940 the island had 60 inhabitants.

There are a few species of gecko on Marianne, including the La Digue day gecko (Phelsuma sundbergi ladiguensis) and Phelsuma astriata semicarinata. Reportedly, the rare Seychelles paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is occasionally spotted on the island.[3] Also, it was once home to the extinct Seychelles chestnut-sided white-eye.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Hill, Michael J.; Matyot, Pay; Vel, Terence M.; Parr, Steven J.; Shah, Normal J. (2002). "Marianne" (PDF). Atoll Research Bulletin. 495 (9): 157–176. doi:10.5479/si.00775630.495-9.157. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Islands of the Seychelles Archipelago Part III". VirtualSeychelles.sc. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Seychelles Black Paradise Flycatcher". NatureSeychelles.org.
[edit]