Hodoul Island | |
Map: | Seychelles |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Sobriquet: | Île Hodoul |
Location: | Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
Coordinates: | -4.625°N 55.4528°W |
Archipelago: | Inner Islands, Seychelles |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 0.009 |
Coastline Km: | 0.5 |
Length Km: | 0.2 |
Width Km: | 0.05 |
Elevation M: | 4 |
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: | Mahe Port Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Districts |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | English River |
Ethnic Groups: | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Timezone1: | SCT |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | SC-16 |
Hodoul Island is an uninhabited island in Seychelles, lying in the center of the Victoria port.The island belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from Dubai when the Dubai dredger was placed in Seychelles.
The island was named after the corsair Jean-François Hodoul. In 1875, Dr. Henry Brooks of Seychelles rented it to store coal. He kept about 2,000 tons of coal there until 1940.
During 1995–2005, Hodoul Island served as a storage site for explosives for the Mahe port reclamation project.[1]
In 2016, a new casino was opened on the west point of the island.
The island belongs to English River District.[2]
The island has a 500 m2 guesthouse on the east point, and a 600 m2 casino on the west point.[3]