Etoile Cay
| Etoile Cay | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Amiranten | |
| Geographical location | 6 ° 5 '30 " S , 52 ° 49' 50" E | |
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| length | 410 m | |
| width | 160 m | |
| surface | 1 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Étoile Cay , also called Lampériaire , is a small coral island in the southwest of the Amiranten , an archipelago in the Indian Ocean . The island is one of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles . From Mahé , the main island of the Seychelles, Étoile is just under 200 kilometers away.
The almost vegetationless island has an area of 0.01 km². Like almost all of the Seychelles' Outer Islands, it is flat and only protrudes a maximum of five meters above sea level. Étoile is 29 kilometers away from Boudeuse , its neighboring island , which is also uninhabited .
Web links
- Étoile Cay in the BirdLife Factsheet (English)