The Republic of
Seychelles comprises 115 islands occupying a
land area of 455 km². It represents an
archipelago of legendary beauty that extends
from between 4 and 10 degrees south of the
equator and which lies between 480km and
1,600km from the east coast of Africa. These
115 islands, 41 constitute the oldest
mid-oceanic granite islands on earth while a
further 74 form the low-lying coral atolls
and reef islands of the Outer Islands.
The granitic islands of the Seychelles
archipelago cluster around the main island
of Mahé, home to the international airport
and the capital, Victoria, and its
satellites Praslin and La Digue. Together,
these Inner Islands form the cultural and
economic hub of the nation and contain the
majority of Seychelles’ tourism facilities
as well as its most stunning beaches. |
