Booby Island | |
Map: | Seychelles |
Coordinates: | -4.26°N 55.673°W |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Sobriquet: | Ile Aux Fous |
Location: | Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
Archipelago: | Inner Islands, Seychelles |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 0.023 |
Coastline Km: | 0.6 |
Length Km: | 0.17 |
Width Km: | 0.16 |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Country: | Seychelles |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Group |
Country Admin Divisions: | Inner Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Sub-Group |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Granitic Seychelles |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Sub-Group |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Praslin Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Districts |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Grand'Anse Praslin |
Population: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Density Km2: | 0 |
Ethnic Groups: | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Timezone1: | SCT |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | SC-14 |
Booby is an island in Seychelles, lying north of Praslin and south of Aride Island. It has an area of 2.3& hectares.
Booby Island is a high granite rock, densely covered with tropical vegetation. The name of the island was given through numerous flocks of boobies that nest on the island. The island is uninhabited.
The island is visited by tourists for its wide variety of underwater creatures like fish, sharks and rays.