Conception Island, Seychelles Explained

Conception Island
Map:Seychelles
Native Name Lang:fr
Nickname:-->
Location:Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates:-4.6667°N 77°W
Archipelago:Inner Islands, Seychelles
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:0.604
Coastline Km:3.5
Length Km:1.5
Width Km:0.6
Highest Mount:Conception
Elevation M:131
Country:Seychelles
Country Admin Divisions Title:Group
Country Admin Divisions:Granitic Seychelles
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Sub-Group
Country Admin Divisions 1:Mahe Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Sub-Group
Country Admin Divisions 2:Port Glaud Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Districts
Country Admin Divisions 3:Port Glaud
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-21

Conception Island is a small island (0.603 km2) in the Seychelles 2 km west of Mahé. Conception contained a coconut plantation until the mid-1970s; today it is uninhabited. Conception Island, along with its sister island Thérèse Island, is part of Port Glaud district of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles.

Recently the island has been created as a wildlife reserve. It is the home of the extremely rare Seychelles white-eye and other birds such as the Seychelles kestrel, Seychelles blue pigeon and the Malagasy turtle-dove. It also has two species of gecko.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.seychelles.org/inner-islands/conception-island info