Outer Islands (Seychelles)
Collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Outer Island (disambiguation).
The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles (archipelago) is a collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank (Seychelles Plateau) which defines the location of the granitic Inner Islands archipelago to the east. The local Seychellois Creole name for the outer islands is Zil Elwannyen Sesel, while the French name is Îles Eloignées. They are all of coral formation, and in the western Indian Ocean.
Quick Facts Nickname: Zil Elwannyen Sesel, Geography ...
Nickname: Zil Elwannyen Sesel | |
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Geography | |
Location | Indian Ocean |
Coordinates | 5°58′S 53°03′E |
Archipelago | Seychelles |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 200 |
Major islands | |
Area | 216.57 km2 (83.62 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Highest point | unnamed dune |
Administration | |
Group | Outer Islands |
Districts | Outer Islands District |
Largest settlement | Coëtivy Island (pop. 260) |
Demographics | |
Population | 574 (estimate) (2019)[1] |
Pop. density | 3.23/km2 (8.37/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | SC-26 |
Official website | www |
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