Bertaut Reef

Bertaut Island
Bertaut Island
Location of Bertaut Island in Seychelles
Geography
Location Indian Ocean
Coordinates 05°39′S 53°14′E / 5.650°S 53.233°E / -5.650; 53.233Coordinates: 05°39′S 53°14′E / 5.650°S 53.233°E / -5.650; 53.233
Archipelago Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Bertaut Island
Area 0.003 km2 (0.0012 sq mi)
Length 0.07 km (0.043 mi)
Width 0.04 km (0.025 mi)
Coastline 0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Group Outer Islands
Sub-Group Amirante Islands
Districts Outer Islands District
Demographics
Population 0 (2014)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code SC-26
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

Bertaut Island is an island in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 271 kilometres (168 miles) south of Victoria, Seychelles.

Geography

Bertaut Reef is about 25 kilometres (16 miles) SSW of St. Joseph Atoll and 13.5 kilometres (8.4 miles) north of Poivre Atoll. Desroches Island is 50 kilometres (31 miles) to the east. The reef measures 8.4 kilometres (5.2 miles) northwest-southeast, and is up to 3.4 kilometres (2.1 miles) wide in the southeastern part, and up to 2.7 kilometres (1.7 miles) in the northwestern part. It covers an area in excess of 20 km2. Only in the south and southeast waves break over a shallow reef edge. Bertaut Reef has a small uninhabited and unvegetated sand cay on its southern part, with an area of about 3000 m2. The reef is steep-to and the sea breaks heavily over its edge.

Administration

The island belongs to Outer Islands District.[1]

References


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