Round Island (Praslin)
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| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Seychelles | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 20 '28 " S , 55 ° 47' 24" E | |
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| length | 350 m | |
| width | 620 m | |
| surface | 20 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 75 m | |
| Residents | 10 50 inhabitants / km² |
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Round Island (also: Île Ronde ) is an island of the Republic of the Seychelles , just a few hundred meters east of the island of Praslin .
geography
The island at the exit of Baie Ste Anne and Anse La Farine is densely overgrown. A regular mountain cone rises from there to a height of 75 m . The island belongs to the Baie Sainte Anne district .
There used to be a stock of the endemic Seychelles palm (Lodoicea), but it was cut down for the cultivation of coconut palm for the production of copra . The island is in private hands. There is a small luxury resort as well as the owner's private buildings.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ info 1
- ↑ virtualseychelles.sc 2016-04-11.
- ↑ Île Ronde at GeoNames , geonames.org 2020-05-15.
- ↑ seychelles.travel .
- ↑ Official homepage .
- ↑ Hotel page .