Île St. Pierre

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Île St. Pierre
Île St. Pierre
Île St. Pierre
Waters Indian Ocean
Archipelago Seychelles
Geographical location 4 ° 18 '9.4 "  S , 55 ° 45' 0"  E Coordinates: 4 ° 18 '9.4 "  S , 55 ° 45' 0"  E
Île St. Pierre (Inner Islands)
Île St. Pierre
length 110 m
width 80 m
surface 0.72 ha
Highest elevation 10  m
Residents uninhabited
Location of the island in the east of the Baie Curieuse
Location of the island in the east of the Baie Curieuse

Île St. Pierre is an uninhabited island in the Seychelles . It is located north of the island of Praslin in the east of Baie Curieuse at the edge of National Park Curieuse Marine National Park . From Pointe Zanguilles and Anse Volbert, Île St. Pierre is both 1.5 km away.

The island is rocky, made up of a few coconut trees and only half a hectare in size. The endemic Seychelles palm used to grow here .

The waters around Île St. Pierre are popular with snorkelers and swimmers. The picturesque island is being marketed in advertising campaigns as the image of a Seychelles island . It belongs to the Baie Sainte Anne district . A few hundred meters south is the private island of Chauve Souris .

Web links

Commons : Île St. Pierre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • St. Pierre on the Seychelles Official Tourism Website

Individual evidence

  1. Saint Pierre Islet at GeoNames , geonames.org 2020-05-15.