Frégate (Seychelles)
| Frégate | ||
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Seychelles | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 35 '16 " S , 55 ° 56' 44" E | |
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| length | 2.3 km | |
| width | 1.2 km | |
| surface | 2.19 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Signal 125 m |
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| Residents | 208 95 inhabitants / km² |
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Frégate , sometimes also called Frigate , is an island in the Indian Ocean and one of the granitic "Inner Islands" of the Seychelles . The island is located 55 km east of Mahé , the main island of the Seychelles.
The French explorer Lazare Picault gave the island its name after the frigate birds that live there . The tropical island has an area of 2.19 km². The highest point on the island, Mount Signal , is 125 m high. There are 16 villas on the island, which are largely used for tourism. The island is owned by the German industrialist Otto Happel .
geography
Frégate has seven named beaches:
- Anse Victorin
- Grand Anse
- Anse Macquereau
- Anse Park
- Anse Bambous
- La Cour
- Anse Marina
Flora and fauna
The island is overgrown with trees of the species Calophyllum inophyllum , Kashu ( cashew ) and Indian almond trees. Among other things, Aldabra giant tortoises and the extremely endangered, extremely rare Seychelles dajal live on Frégate . The construction work for the establishment of the hotel complex was fully monitored by nature conservationists to ensure that the population of Seychelles eel is not damaged.