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    Aldabra Group

    Groupe d'Aldabra

    Part of Outer Islands

    The Aldabra Group are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, around 1,100 kilometres (680 miles) from the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

    Assumption Island with its abandoned runway
    Assumption Island with its abandoned runway

    Simisa / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    75 landforms

    Overview

    The Aldabra Group are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, around 1,100 kilometres (680 miles) from the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands13
    • Islets49
    • Rocks & skerries10

    Major islands

    3
    • Assumption Island

      Assumption Island

      Area
      11.5 km²
      High point
      31 m

      Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar, 1,135 km (705 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria.

    Minor islands

    13

    • Aldabra

      Area
      9.3 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Astove Island

      Area
      9.1 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Cosmoledo

      Area
      5.1 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Menai Island

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Polymnie

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Wizard Island

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.52 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • South Island

      Area
      0.43 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Euphrates Island

      Area
      0.36 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Coconut Island

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Grand Polyte

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.27 km²
      High point
      9 m

    Islets

    49
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.06 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.05 km²
    • Pagode3 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island10 m · 0.04 km²
    • Île Moustique5 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
    • Goelette Island2 m · 0.02 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    10
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m31 mAssumption18 mAstove17 mCosmoledo16 mSouth16 mMiddle16 mAldabra16 mMenai15 mWizard12 mPolymnie11 mEuphrates11 mCoconut7 mGrand Polyte5 mÎle Moustique4 mSouth
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11101001,000South: 112 km²SouthMiddle: 26.6 km²MiddleAssumption: 11.5 km²AssumptionAldabra: 9.3 km²AldabraAstove: 9.1 km²AstoveCosmoledo: 5.1 km²CosmoledoMenai: 2.5 km²MenaiPolymnie: 1.9 km²PolymnieWizard: 1.6 km²WizardUnnamed island: 0.55 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.52 km²Unnamed islandSouth: 0.43 km²SouthEuphrates: 0.36 km²EuphratesCoconut: 0.31 km²CoconutGrand Polyte: 0.28 km²Grand PolyteUnnamed island: 0.27 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.06 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandPagode: 0.05 km²PagodeUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandÎle Moustique: 0.04 km²Île MoustiqueUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandGoelette: 0.02 km²GoeletteUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandPetit Polyte: 0.02 km²Petit PolyteUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandÎlot Lacroix: 0.9 haÎlot LacroixÎle Baleine: 0.9 haÎle BaleineUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    South Island112 km²
    Middle island26.6 km²
    Assumption Island11.5 km²
    Aldabra9.3 km²
    Astove Island9.1 km²
    Cosmoledo5.1 km²
    Menai Island2.5 km²
    Polymnie1.9 km²
    Wizard Island1.6 km²
    Unnamed island0.55 km²
    Unnamed island0.52 km²
    South Island0.43 km²
    Euphrates Island0.36 km²
    Coconut Island0.31 km²
    Grand Polyte0.28 km²
    Unnamed island0.27 km²
    Unnamed island0.06 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Pagode0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Île Moustique0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Goelette Island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Petit Polyte0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Îlot Lacroix0.9 ha
    Île Baleine0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Île des Rats0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Île Macaque0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Île du Trou0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs