African Banks
Bancs africains
4°53′S 53°23′E
The African Banks are the uninhabited northernmost islands of the Amirante Islands, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.
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4°53′S 53°23′E
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The African Banks are the uninhabited northernmost islands of the Amirante Islands, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.
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Nearest islands
- St. Joseph Atoll60 km
- D'Arros Island60 km
- Saint Joseph Island62 km
- Desroches Island95 km
- Poivre Atoll97 km
- Île du Sud99 km
Also in Amirante Islands

Desroches Island
4 km²▲ 29 m
Major islands

D'Arros Island
1.7 km²▲ 22 m
Major islands
St. Joseph Atoll
1.6 km²
Major islands
Île du Sud
1.4 km²▲ 26 m
Major islands

Poivre Atoll
1.1 km²▲ 23 m
Major islands
Saint Joseph Island
1 km²▲ 23 m
Major islands

Marie Louise Island
0.56 km²▲ 10 m
Minor islands
Desnoeufs Island
0.41 km²▲ 5 m
Minor islands
Also in Outer Islands
South Island
112 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands
Middle island
26.6 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands

Assumption Island
11.5 km²▲ 31 m
Major islands

Aldabra
9.3 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands
Coëtivy Island
9.3 km²▲ 24 m
Major islands

Astove Island
9.1 km²▲ 18 m
Major islands
Farquhar Atoll
8.4 km²▲ 84 m
Minor islands
Cosmoledo
5.1 km²▲ 17 m
Minor islands
Also in Seychelles
Mahé
155 km²▲ 905 m
Major islands
South Island
112 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands

Praslin
38.2 km²▲ 350 m
Major islands
Middle island
26.6 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands

Silhouette Island
20 km²▲ 725 m
Major islands

Assumption Island
11.5 km²▲ 31 m
Major islands

La Digue
10 km²▲ 333 m
Major islands

Aldabra
9.3 km²▲ 16 m
Major islands
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- African ISS002. NASA / Public domain