Round Island | |
Map: | Seychelles |
Native Name: | Ile Rond |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Sobriquet: | Enchanted Island |
Location: | Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
Coordinates: | -4.6167°N 85°W |
Archipelago: | Inner Islands, Seychelles |
Waterbody: | Indian Ocean |
Total Islands: | 1 |
Area Km2: | 0.027 |
Coastline Km: | 1.1 |
Length Km: | 0.3 |
Width Km: | 0.15 |
Highest Mount: | Mount Round |
Elevation M: | 26 |
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: | Ste. Anne Islands |
Country Admin Divisions Title 3: | Districts |
Country Admin Divisions 3: | Mont Fleuri |
Country Largest City: | Round Island |
Country Largest City Population: | 10 |
Population: | 10 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Density Km2: | 370 |
Ethnic Groups: | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Timezone1: | SCT |
Utc Offset1: | +4 |
Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
Iso Code: | SC-18 |
Round Island is an island in Seychelles, lying in the northeast shores of Mahe. There is also a Round Island near the island of Praslin.
In 2005 the island was bought by a Seychellois family with Indian roots and in December 2013 opened the Enchanted Island Resort. JA Resorts & Hotels
The island is under the Mont Fleuri District.[1]
The island is now home to Enchanted Island Resort by JA Resorts & Hotels,[2] consisting of 10 luxurious villas, a restaurant and bar and a hilltop spa.
It takes a 15-minute speed boat ride from Mahé to reach Round Island.
Creole Cuisine, infused with the classic techniques of international cooking.
The reefs and lagoons of the island offer a large amount of flora and fauna. Green sea turtles live on the very edges of the coral reefs, and they sometimes venture closer to the island. There are butterfly fish, eagle rays, murray eels and many other species of fish.