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The Cosmoledo Group is composed of a multitude of islands that are about a hundred miles from Assumption and Aldabra. Some of the islands are nothing more than large above surface coral heads with one wind blown Tree. Like its neighbors, the islands are a divers paradise. The shallow lagoon and reef Read More
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Astove, an island only two miles long, is close by and due south of the Cosmoledo Group and also about a hundred miles east of Assumption and Aldabra. Even then, the island is totally out of sight from anywhere else. From the air, the island looks like a mirage floating on a translucent blue sea. An Read More
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Assomption Island
Aerial view of Assomption
Assomption is a somewhat crescent shaped island, with a brilliant white sand beach on a sheltered bay located inside the crescent. The landscape of this coral island is rough and rather arid, with only shrubs and a palm trees for cover. A program of tree p Read More
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Aldabra Atoll
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Aldabra, the name derived from the Arabic word, meaning green, is the largest coralline atoll in the world with an immense lagoon ringed by four coral islands, as well as t Read More
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The Aldabra Group consists of four major coralline islands and atolls located roughly between 46 and 48 degrees East, and 9 and 10 degrees South. The island group, may have been visited by Arab traders on their way to East Africa, the Comoros or Madagascar. Aldabra, the largest of the group, is show Read More
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The Island of Praslin
BEST WESTERN BERJAYA PRASLIN BEACH RESORT
Set amidst coconut palms and beautifully landscaped tropical gardens, Berjaya Praslin Beach Resort offers an idyllic spot for a well-earned holiday. Just 9.3 miles (15 km) from the airport, the resort lures visitors to its secluded beac Read More
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Map of Praslin island for tourists and adventurers
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Praslin, the island of the original “Garden of Eden”
Image of a female Coco de Mer nut
When Lazare Picault came ashore on Praslin in 1744, he was impressed by this unusual island paradise and the incredible luxuriance of its vegetation and gave it the name, Island of Palms. This islan Read More
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Please see below the map of mahe Island which is the largest island in Seychelles Islands
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Mahe, the principal island of the Seychelles archipelago is the largest and the most populated.
The island is about 17 miles long, north to south, and 5 miles wide at its widest. Victoria, the capital city, with a population of at least 25,000, is the social and economic center of the islands. T Read More
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