Wizard Reef

Wizard Reef
Nickname: Récif Wizard
Wizard Reef
Location of Wizard Reef in Seychelles
Geography
Location Indian Ocean
Coordinates 08°48′S 51°03′E / 8.800°S 51.050°E / -8.800; 51.050Coordinates: 08°48′S 51°03′E / 8.800°S 51.050°E / -8.800; 51.050
Archipelago Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Wizard
Area 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Highest elevation 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Administration
Group Outer Islands
Sub-Group Farquhar Group
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

Wizard Reef (French: Récif Wizard) is a coral reef in the Farquhar Group in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. It has a distance of 670 km (420 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

History

The reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship called the Wizard, who visited the reef in 1822.[1]

Geography

The reef is roughly elliptical. It measures 1.7 km east-west and 1.2 km north-south, covering an area of about 1.6 km². The land mass is barely 0.02 km². 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 41 km north of the northern tip of Providence Atoll.[3]

Administration

The reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[4]

Flora and fauna

The Islet has many Hawksbill Turtles nesting.[5]

References


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