Romainville Island, Seychelles

Romainville Island is an artificial island in Seychelles, lying 2 km from the capital Victoria.

Romainville Island
Nickname: Ile de Romainville
Romainville Island
Geography
LocationSeychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates4°37′S 55°28′E
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of waterIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Romainville
Area0.194 km2 (0.075 sq mi)
Length1.0 km (0.62 mi)
Width0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Coastline2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
GroupGranitic Seychelles
Sub-GroupMahe Islands
Sub-GroupMahe Port Islands
DistrictsEnglish River
Largest settlementRomainville (pop. 2)
Demographics
Population2 (2014)
Pop. density10.3/km2 (26.7/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-16
Official websitewww.puc.sc

History

The island was created artificially during the 2000s. 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 2012 the island was ready for installment of wind turbines.[3][4] In 2013 the island was visited by UN inspectors inspecting worldwide scale of wind farms.[5] In the end of 2013 the wind farm was launched[6] in 2014, it was reported that the PUC farm on Romainville was a success[7][8][9] in 2018, Masdar will open a solar farm on the island [10]

Geography

The artificial island plan is an industrialized plan [11]

Demographics

The warden's house is located on the island's south point.

Administration

The island belongs to English River District.[12]

References

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