Rat Island (Seychelles) Explained

See also: Rat Island (disambiguation).

Rat Island
Map:Seychelles
Native Name Lang:fr
Sobriquet:Brulee Island
Location:Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates:-4.6667°N 87°W
Archipelago:Inner Islands, Seychelles
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:0.009
Coastline Km:0.4
Length Km:0.1
Width Km:0.1
Elevation M:12
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:Anonyme Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Districts
Country Admin Divisions 3:Pointe La Rue
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-20

Rat Island is a small unpopulated granitic islet (0.01 km²) in the Seychelles, Located 600 m east of the island of Mahé, near the runway of the Seychelles International Airport. the island is 1.3 km from other neighboring Anonyme Island. Rat Island is almost circular in shape, its length is 88 meters, width - 93 m. It has some low growing shrubs.

Administration

The island belongs to Pointe La Rue District.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081115125037/http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/downloads/pdf/electoral_districts.pdf District map