Booby Island (Seychelles)
Appearance
Nickname: Ile Aux Fous | |
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Geography | |
Location | Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
Coordinates | 4°15′36″S 55°40′23″E / 4.26°S 55.673°E |
Archipelago | Inner Islands, Seychelles |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.023 km2 (0.0089 sq mi) |
Length | 0.17 km (0.106 mi) |
Width | 0.16 km (0.099 mi) |
Coastline | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Administration | |
Group | Inner Islands |
Sub-Group | Granitic Seychelles |
Sub-Group | Praslin Islands |
Districts | Grand'Anse Praslin |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2014) |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | SC-14 |
Official website | www |
Booby is an island in Seychelles, lying north of Praslin and south of Aride Island. It has an area of 2.3& hectares.
Booby Island is a high granite rock, densely covered with tropical vegetation. The name of the island was given through numerous flocks of boobies that nest on the island. The island is uninhabited.
Tourism
[edit]The island is visited by tourists for its wide variety of underwater creatures like fish, sharks and rays.
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