Port Island, Seychelles

Port Island
Ile du Port
Port Island
Geography
Location Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates 4°36′50″S 55°27′40″E / 4.614°S 55.461°E / -4.614; 55.461Coordinates: 4°36′50″S 55°27′40″E / 4.614°S 55.461°E / -4.614; 55.461
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Area 0.587 km2 (0.227 sq mi)
Length 1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Width 0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Coastline 3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Highest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Group Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group Mahe Islands
Sub-Group Mahe Port Islands
Districts English River
Largest settlement North Point (pop. 10)
Demographics
Population 10 (2014)
Pop. density 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code SC-16
Official website www.puc.sc

Port Island (French: Ile du Port) is an artificial island in Seychelles, lying 2 km from the capital Victoria.

History

The island was constructed between 1995 and 2002. It belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from Dubai when the Dubai dredger was placed in Seychelles. The works began in 1998 [1][2] in 2009 the new Seychelles National Assembly building was inaugurated.[3] In 2012 the island was ready for installment of wind turbines.[4][5] In 2013 the island was visited by UN inspectors inspecting worldwide scale of wind farms.[6] In the end of 2013 the wind farm was launched[7] in 2014, it was reported that the PUC farm on Port Island was a success[8][9][10]

Geography

The artificial island plan is a Mixed Commercial, Governmental, Financial, Port & Fisheries [11]

Facilities

Seychelles National Assembly (2009)

The Port Island causeway connects Port Island to Perseverance Island and to mainland Mahe.

Demographics

The construction camp is located near the Seychelles National Assembly building on the north point.

Administration

The island belongs to English River District.[12]

References

  1. ↑ phase 2 completed for all islands in news
  2. ↑ phase 2 completed for all islands in news
  3. ↑ "Opening of the New National Assembly Building". YouTube (in French). SBC Seychelles. 4 December 2009.
  4. ↑ News
  5. ↑ News
  6. ↑ News
  7. ↑ Masdar Launch in news
  8. ↑ Report on Port Island
  9. ↑ Quick facts from Masdar
  10. ↑ Info from Masdar
  11. ↑ Island development info
  12. ↑ District map


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