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    Farquhar Group

    Part of Outer Islands

    The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 km (430 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

    NASA astronaut image of Saint Pierre Island (Île St. Pierre) of the Farquhar Islands Group, in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral archipelago of the Seychelles. Western Indian Ocean off Africa.
    NASA astronaut image of Saint Pierre Island (Île St. Pierre) of the Farquhar Islands Group, in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral archipelago of the Seychelles. Western Indian Ocean off Africa.

    NASA / Public domain

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    3 landforms

    Overview

    The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 km (430 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands3
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets0
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    3
    • St. Pierre Island

      St. Pierre Island

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      11 m

      St. Pierre Island is a raised reef island west of Providence Atoll and part of Farquhar Group, which belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.

    • Farquhar Atoll

      Area
      8.4 km²
      High point
      84 m

      The Farquhar Atoll is part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Seychelles, part of the Outer Islands chain. It is located 770 kilometres (478 miles) southwest of Mahé Island and the capital, Victoria, 258 km (160 mi) north of Madagascar, and around 1,000 km (621 mi) from the East African mainland.

    • Providence Atoll

      Area
      2.8 km²
      High point
      0 m

      Providence Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the Seychelles. It is part of the Outer Islands, lying 710 km (383 nmi; 441 mi) southwest of the capital city, Victoria. The atoll consists of Providence Island in the north, Bancs Providence in the south, and an intervening fringing reef.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m84 mFarquhar Atoll11 mSt. Pierre
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    110Farquhar Atoll: 8.4 km²Farquhar AtollProvidence Atoll: 2.8 km²Providence AtollSt. Pierre: 1.6 km²St. Pierre
    km², log scale
    Farquhar Atoll8.4 km²
    Providence Atoll2.8 km²
    St. Pierre Island1.6 km²

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs