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Amirante Islands
Part of Outer Islands
The Amirante Islands (Les Amirantes) are a group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
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The Amirante Islands (Les Amirantes) are a group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. They stretch about 155 km from the African Banks (African Islands) in the north to Desnœufs (Isle des Noeufs) in the south, all on the shallow Amirantes Bank (Amirantes Plateau, with depths of mostly 25 to 70 m), except the main island Île Desroches in the east, and submerged Lady Denison-Pender Shoal at the northern end. 90 km south of the Amirante Islands is Alphonse Group, the closest group of islands, which are sometimes considered part of the Amirantes.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands6
- Minor islands7
- Islets11
- Rocks & skerries1
Major islands
Desroches Island
- Area
- 4 km²
- High point
- 29 m
Desroches Island or Île Desroches is the main island of the Amirante Islands, part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
D'Arros Island
- Area
- 1.7 km²
- High point
- 22 m
D'Arros Island is part of the Amirante Islands group, which are in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral archipelago of the Seychelles islands and nation. The island is located west of the granitic Inner Seychelles archipelago, with a distance of 255 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.
Poivre Atoll
- Area
- 1.1 km²
- High point
- 23 m
Poivre Islands are a group of islands in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 268 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.
St. Joseph Atoll
- Area
- 1.6 km²
Saint Joseph Atoll is part of the Amirante Islands group, which are in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral archipelago of the Seychelles islands and nation. The atoll is located southwest of the granitic Inner Seychelles archipelago, with a distance of 248 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.
Île du Sud
- Area
- 1.4 km²
- High point
- 26 m
Saint Joseph Island
- Area
- 1 km²
- High point
- 23 m
Minor islands
Marie Louise Island
- Area
- 0.56 km²
- High point
- 10 m
Desnoeufs Island
- Area
- 0.41 km²
- High point
- 5 m
Rémire Island
- Area
- 0.3 km²
- High point
- 14 m
Unnamed island
- Area
- 0.3 km²
Fouquet Island
- Area
- 0.17 km²
- High point
- 19 m
Île Florentin
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 20 m
Ressource Island
- Area
- 0.11 km²
- High point
- 19 m
Islets
- Unnamed island16 m · 0.08 km²
- Unnamed island14 m · 0.07 km²
- Unnamed island14 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island4 m · 0.06 km²
- Unnamed island11 m · 0.04 km²
- African Banks4 m · 0.03 km²
- Boudeuse Cay2 m · 0.03 km²
- Étoile Cay4 m · 0.03 km²
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.01 km²
- Unnamed island5 m · 0.4 ha
- Bertaut Reef0 m · 0.3 ha
Rocks & skerries
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
Figures
Comparative heights
- Desroches: 29 m
- Île du Sud: 26 m
- Poivre Atoll: 23 m
- Saint Joseph: 23 m
- D'Arros: 22 m
- Île Florentin: 20 m
- Fouquet: 19 m
- Ressource: 19 m
- Rémire: 14 m
- Marie Louise: 10 m
- Desnoeufs: 5 m
- African Banks: 4 m
- Étoile Cay: 4 m
- Boudeuse Cay: 2 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Desroches Island | 4 km² |
| D'Arros Island | 1.7 km² |
| St. Joseph Atoll | 1.6 km² |
| Île du Sud | 1.4 km² |
| Poivre Atoll | 1.1 km² |
| Saint Joseph Island | 1 km² |
| Marie Louise Island | 0.56 km² |
| Desnoeufs Island | 0.41 km² |
| Rémire Island | 0.3 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.3 km² |
| Fouquet Island | 0.17 km² |
| Île Florentin | 0.15 km² |
| Ressource Island | 0.11 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.08 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.07 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.06 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.04 km² |
| African Banks | 0.03 km² |
| Boudeuse Cay | 0.03 km² |
| Étoile Cay | 0.03 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.01 km² |
| Unnamed island | 0.4 ha |
| Bertaut Reef | 0.3 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
Groups within
Photographs
La plage Madame Zabre à l'île Desroches, Seychelles.
Aerial view of Desroches Island from the southwest, Amirantes, Outer Islands of the Seychelles
Marie Louise Island, Amirantes, Outer Islands of the Seychelles
Aerial view of Poivre Atoll, as seen from South, Amirantes, Outer Islands of the Seychelles
Poivre Islands, Amirante Islands, Seychelles
African Banks, Amirante Islands, Seychelles
This upscale residence faces the north coast of D'Arros Island in the Seychelles. The island is managed by the Save Our Seas Foundation on behalf of an anonymous owner.
Bertaut Reef, Amirante Islands, Seychelles
Satellite picture of the Amirante Islands group. Located in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral archipelago of the Seychelles islands and nation. NASA World Wind screenshot mosaic (of three parts north-south).
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Madam Zabre Beach, Desroches. David Jones / CC BY 2.0
- Desroches. Acp at German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Marielouise. Acp at German Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poivre Atoll. Acp at de.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poivre ISS002. NASA / Public domain
- African ISS002. NASA / Public domain
- D'Arros Villa (32490850894). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Bertaut ISS022-E-94001. NASA / Public domain
- Amirantes-Sat. NASA / Public domain