Cousin Island
Cousin
4°20′S 55°40′E
2 mi) west of Praslin. It is a nature reserve protected under Seychelles law as a Special Reserve. It is managed by Nature Seychelles, a national nonprofit organization and Partner of BirdLife International, by which it has been identified as an Important Bird Area.
Terrain
4°20′S 55°40′E
Overview
Cousin Island is a small (29 ha) granitic island of the Seychelles, lying 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Praslin. It is a nature reserve protected under Seychelles law as a Special Reserve. It is managed by Nature Seychelles, a national nonprofit organization and Partner of BirdLife International, by which it has been identified as an Important Bird Area.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Curieuse Island8.4 km
- Praslin8.7 km
- La Digue20 km
- Félicité Island23 km
- Ste. Anne Island35 km
- Frégate Island42 km
Also in Granitic Seychelles
Mahé
155 km²▲ 905 m
Major islands
Praslin
38.2 km²▲ 350 m
Major islands
Silhouette Island
20 km²▲ 725 m
Major islands
La Digue
10 km²▲ 333 m
Minor islands
Curieuse Island
2.9 km²▲ 172 m
Minor islands
Félicité Island
2.7 km²▲ 207 m
Minor islands
Ste. Anne Island
2.3 km²▲ 253 m
Minor islands
Frégate Island
2.1 km²▲ 125 m
Minor islands
Also in Inner Islands
Mahé
155 km²▲ 905 m
Major islands
Praslin
38.2 km²▲ 350 m
Major islands
Silhouette Island
20 km²▲ 725 m
Major islands
La Digue
10 km²▲ 333 m
Minor islands
Curieuse Island
2.9 km²▲ 172 m
Minor islands
Félicité Island
2.7 km²▲ 207 m
Minor islands
Ste. Anne Island
2.3 km²▲ 253 m
Minor islands
Frégate Island
2.1 km²▲ 125 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
Photographs
Cousin Island, Seychelles
Calophyllum ilophyllum ("Takamaka tree") in Cousin Island, Seychelles
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) on Cousin Island, Seychelles
Young Seychelles-Giant-Tortoise (Dipsochelys hololissa) - apr. 2-3 weeks old - on Island Cousin, Seychelles. Photo taken by User in May 2006.
A skeleton of Aldabra giant tortoise found in Cousin Island (Seychelles).
Cousin island, Seychelles
Mabuya wrightii ("Wright's skink") in Cousin Island, Seychelles
Seychelles-Magpie Robin (Copsychus Sechellarum), Female, island Cousin, Seychelles. Photo taken by User in May 2006
No machine-readable author provided. WL~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5
Seychelles-Magpie Robin (Copsychus Sechellarum), Male, island Cousin, Seychelles. Photo taken by User in May 2006
Cousin Island, bird
A nesting white-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus lepturus) on Cousin Island/Seychelles in August 2023
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Cousin Seychellen. Dreizung / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Takamaka, Alexandran Laurel - Calophyllum inophyllum. Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner / Public domain
- Phaethon lepturus, Seychelles. Dreizung / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cousine+cousine seychelles. Unknown author / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Young dipsochelys hololissa. No machine-readable author provided. WL~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- TortoiseSkeleton. Etan J. Tal / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cousin island. Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner / Public domain
- Wrights Skink - Mabuya wrightii. Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner / Public domain
- Copsychus sechellarum. No machine-readable author provided. WL~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY 2.5
- Copsychus sechellarum2. No machine-readable author provided. WL~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cousin Island, bird - panoramio. Daria / CC BY 3.0
- White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus). PINTofCARLING / CC BY-SA 4.0