Booby Island, Seychelles

Booby Island
Nickname: Ile Aux Fous
Booby Island
Geography
Location Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates 4°15′36″S 55°40′23″E / 4.26°S 55.673°E / -4.26; 55.673Coordinates: 4°15′36″S 55°40′23″E / 4.26°S 55.673°E / -4.26; 55.673
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Booby
Area 0.023 km2 (0.0089 sq mi)
Length 0.17 km (0.106 mi)
Width 0.16 km (0.099 mi)
Coastline 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Highest elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Administration
Group Inner Islands
Sub-Group Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group Praslin Islands
Districts Grand'Anse Praslin
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-14
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Booby is an island in Seychelles, lying north of Praslin and south of Aride Island. It has an area of 2.3 hectares. Booby Island is a high granite rock, densely covered with tropical vegetation. The name of the island was given through numerous flocks of boobies that nest on the island. the island is uninhabited.

Tourism

The island is visited by tourists for its wide variety of underwater creatures like fish, sharks and rays.

References


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