Hodoul Island

Hodoul Island is an uninhabited island in Seychelles, lying in the center of the Victoria port. The island belongs to the Mahe Port Islands, which are mostly artificial islands created by funds from Dubai when the Dubai dredger was placed in Seychelles.

Hodoul Island

Nickname: Île Hodoul
Hodoul Island
Geography
Location	Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates	4°37′30″S 55°27′10″E
Archipelago	Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Hodoul
Area	0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi)
Length	0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Width	0.05 km (0.031 mi)
Coastline	0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Highest elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Administration
Seychelles
Group	Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group	Mahe Islands
Sub-Group	Mahe Port Islands
Districts	English River
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-16
Official website	www.puc.sc

History

The island was named after the corsair Jean-François Hodoul. In 1875, Dr. Henry Brooks of Seychelles rented it to store coal. He kept about 2,000 tons of coal there until 1940.

During 1995–2005, Hodoul Island served as a storage site for explosives for the Mahe port reclamation project. ^[1]

In 2016, a new casino was opened on the west point of the island.

Administration

The island belongs to English River District.^[2]

Facilities

The island has a 500 m² guesthouse on the east point, and a 600 m² casino on the west point.^[3]

Image gallery

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  Map 1
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  District Map