Southern Coral Group

Southern Coral Group
Coëtivy Island. NASA Image
Southern Coral Group
Geography
Location Indian Ocean
Coordinates 06°30′S 55°44′E / 6.500°S 55.733°E / -6.500; 55.733Coordinates: 06°30′S 55°44′E / 6.500°S 55.733°E / -6.500; 55.733
Archipelago Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 2
Major islands
Area 9.908 km2 (3.826 sq mi)
Highest elevation 21 m (69 ft)
Highest point Coëtivy
Administration
Group Outer Islands
Sub-Group Southern Coral Group
Districts Outer Islands District
Largest settlement Coëtivy (pop. 260)
Demographics
Population 263 (2014)
Pop. density 26.5 /km2 (68.6 /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

Southern Coral Group is a collective term for two islands of Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the south of the island nation, between 135 and 300 kilometers south of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

Islands

Two widely separated islands, with a distance of 171 km from one another, make up the Southern Coral Group. They are both sand cays, situated on the northeastern sides of pseudo-atolls:

  1. Île Platte in the north
  2. Coëtivy Island in the southeast

Population

Both islands are inhabited. The main settlement is on Coëtivy Island.

References


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