Cosmoledo

Cosmoledo
NASA image with island names
Waters	Indian Ocean
archipelago	Aldabra group
Geographical location	9 ° 42 ′  S , 47 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 42 ′  S , 47 ° 36 ′  E
Number of islands	16
Main island	Menai
Land area	5.2 km²
Lagoon area	145 km²
Residents	uninhabited
Nautical chart of Cosmoledo (1969)

Map of the Seychelles

Cosmoledo is an atoll in the Indian Ocean . It belongs to the Aldabra group , which is one of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles . It is around 150 km east of the Aldabra Atoll. Astove Island is located about 38 kilometers south-southeast of Cosmoledo Atoll .

geography

Cosmoledo is about 14.5 km long and about 11.5 km wide. The land area of ​​the atoll is only 5.2 km², the area of ​​the lagoon, however, about 145 km². The atoll consists of a total of 16 islets ( cays ) lying on the fringing reef , of which Menai in the west with 2.3 km² and Grande Île in the southeast with 1.6 km² are the largest.

fauna

Cosmoledo is an important breeding area for sea ​​birds . The largest colonies of all three species of booby found in the Seychelles can be found here . The red-footed booby colony is the largest in the Indian Ocean. There are also white frigate birds , ariel frigate birds and numerous species of terns, such as the sooty tern . Red-tailed tropical birds breed on the Grande Île , which in the Seychelles can only be found on Aldabra.

Islands

The individual islands are listed in clockwise order starting with the northernmost:

north

• West North Island
• East North Island

east

• Île du Trou
• Goelette Island
• Grand Polyte Island
• Petit Polyte Island
• Wizard Island (Île Grande) (with fishermen's huts) 1.6 km²

south

• Pagoda Island
• South Iceland

west

• Île Moustique
• île Baleine
• Menai Island (formerly the main town, now abandoned) 2.3 km²
• Île Chauve Souris
• Ile Manaque
• Observation Islet
• Middle Islet

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

island French name variant type Coordinates Area ha Coast km Length km Width km Height m 0 cay 09 ° 40 ′ 16.0 ″  S , 047 ° 33 ′ 42.0 ″  E 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.01 0.00 1 cay 09 ° 40 ′ 00.0 ″  S , 047 ° 33 ′ 54.0 ″  E 0.22 0.20 0.07 0.03 0.00 2 West North Île du Nord iceland 09 ° 39 ′ 39.0 ″  S , 047 ° 34 ′ 20.0 ″  E 12.10 2.26 0.83 0.17 8.00 3 Central North cay 09 ° 39 ′ 35.0 ″  S , 047 ° 34 ′ 46.0 ″  E 0.51 0.36 0.09 0.08 0.00 4th East North Île Nord-Est iceland 09 ° 39 ′ 48.0 ″  S , 047 ° 35 ′ 10.0 ″  E 6.30 1.40 0.37 0.45 0.00 5 cay 09 ° 40 ′ 06.0 ″  S , 047 ° 35 ′ 50.0 ″  E 0.47 0.38 0.09 0.09 0.00 6th cay 09 ° 40 ′ 28.0 ″  S , 047 ° 36 ′ 36.0 ″  E 0.42 0.29 0.05 0.06 0.00 7th Trou Île du Trou cay 09 ° 41 ′ 19.0 ″  S , 047 ° 37 ′ 45.0 ″  E 0.32 0.30 0.13 0.04 0.00 8th North Goëlettes cay 09 ° 41 ′ 58.0 ″  S , 047 ° 38 ′ 40.0 ″  E 2.50 0.95 0.37 0.15 0.00 9 South Goëlettes cay 09 ° 42 ′ 07.0 ″  S , 047 ° 38 ′ 48.0 ″  E 0.29 0.33 0.15 0.03 0.00 10 Grande Polyte iceland 09 ° 43 '14.0 "  S , 047 ° 39' 26.0"  E 27.70 4.00 0.21 1.64 0.00 11 Petite polytes iceland 09 ° 43 ′ 46.0 ″  S , 047 ° 39 ′ 24.0 ″  E 1.68 0.59 0.20 0.10 0.00 12 Wizard Island Grande Île iceland 09 ° 45 ′ 00.0 ″  S , 047 ° 39 ′ 00.0 ″  E 160.40 9.60 3.6 0.56 17.00 13 pagoda cay 09 ° 45 ′ 48.0 ″  S , 047 ° 36 ′ 24.0 ″  E 5.00 1.24 0.42 0.19 6.10 14th South Île du Sud-Ouest iceland 09 ° 46 ′ 13.0 ″  S , 047 ° 34 ′ 58.0 ″  E 42.30 6.5 0.25 2.92 6.00 15th Mustiques Île aux Moustiques iceland 09 ° 43 ′ 57.0 ″  S , 047 ° 30 ′ 35.0 ″  E 1.90 0.66 0.24 0.11 0.00 16 Baleine Île Baleine iceland 09 ° 43 ′ 28.0 ″  S , 047 ° 30 ′ 40.0 ″  E 1.05 0.45 0.10 0.14 0.00 17th Menai iceland 09 ° 43 ′ 00.0 ″  S , 047 ° 31 ′ 00.0 ″  E 246.80 10.05 1.10 3.18 12.20 18th Bat Île aux Chauve-Souris iceland 09 ° 42 ′ 55.0 ″  S , 047 ° 31 ′ 15.0 ″  E 0.12 0.14 0.03 0.03 0.00 19th Macaques Île aux Macaques iceland 09 ° 42 '17.0 "  S , 047 ° 31' 51.0"  E 0.55 0.33 0.06 0.10 0.00 20th West Council Île aux Rats iceland 09 ° 42 ′ 20.0 ″  S , 047 ° 31 ′ 38.0 ″  E 0.08 0.12 0.03 0.05 0.00 21st East Council Île aux Rats iceland 09 ° 42 ′ 19.0 ″  S , 047 ° 31 ′ 41.0 ″  E 0.11 0.15 0.04 0.02 0.00 22nd La Croix Ilot la Croix iceland 09 ° 42 ′ 17.0 ″  S , 047 ° 31 ′ 42.0 ″  E 0.22 0.22 0.05 0.06 0.00 23 Observation iceland 09 ° 42 '14.0 "  S , 047 ° 32' 09.0"  E 0.46 0.33 0.05 0.10 0.00 24 Middle Îlet milieu iceland 09 ° 42 '10.0 "  S , 047 ° 32' 14.0"  E 0.56 0.50 0.20 0.05 0.00 25th Little Astove cay 09 ° 41 ′ 47.0 ″  S , 047 ° 33 ′ 00.0 ″  E 0.22 0.19 0.06 0.04 0.00   Cosmoledo Atoll atoll 09 ° 43 ′ 00.0 ″  S , 047 ° 35 ′ 00.0 ″  E 513.00       10

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2010 Sailing directions ( Memento from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ ^{a b} Info on the islands ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.