Wizard Reef Explained

Wizard Reef
Map:Seychelles
Native Name Lang:fr
Sobriquet:Récif Wizard
Location:Indian Ocean
Coordinates:-8.8°N 54°W
Archipelago:Seychelles
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Total Islands:1
Area Km2:0.02
Elevation M:0.1
Country:Seychelles
Country Admin Divisions Title:Group
Country Admin Divisions:Outer Islands
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Sub-Group
Country Admin Divisions 1:Farquhar Group
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Districts
Country Admin Divisions 2:Outer Islands District
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-26

Wizard Reef (French: Récif Wizard) is a coral reef in the Farquhar Group in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.It is 6700NaN0 southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

History

Wizard Reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship Wizard, which visited the reef in 1822.[1]

Geography

Wizard Reef is roughly elliptical. It measures 1.7km (01.1miles) east-to–west and 1.2km (00.7miles) north-to–south, covering an area of about 1.6km2. The land mass is barely 0.02km2. It is barely above water, as the sea breaks heavily over it.[2] The reef's islet is in the western half. The location is 410NaN0 north of the northern tip of Providence Atoll.[3]

Administration

Wizard Reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[4]

Flora and fauna

The islet has many hawksbill turtles nesting.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090918194603/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/arb/136/v136.pdf History
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120508084147/http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/SD/Pub171/Pub171bk.pdf info
  3. http://itouchmap.com/?c=se&UF=-1322729&UN=-1911453&DG=RF Wizard Reef, Seychelles - Water Resource - Reef(s)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20081115125037/http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/downloads/pdf/electoral_districts.pdf District map
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=cbUAxUCtHWMC&dq=wizard+reef+seychelles&pg=PT12 Google Books