L'Islette Island

L'Islette Island is an island in Seychelles, located 250 meters from the western coast of the island of Mahe, in the bay of Port Glaud. It is also near Thérèse Island which lies to its southwest and Petite Island which lies to its east. L'Islette Island is a granite island densely covered with tropical vegetation (trees and shrubs).

L'Islette Island

L'Islette Island
Geography
Location	Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates	4°39′S 55°24′E
Archipelago	Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	L'Islette
Area	0.034 km2 (0.013 sq mi)
Length	0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Width	0.12 km (0.075 mi)
Coastline	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest point	L'Islette
Administration
Seychelles
Group	Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group	Mahe Islands
Sub-Group	Port Glaud Islands
Districts	Port Glaud
Largest settlement	L'Islette
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-21
Official website	www.seychelles.org/beaches/anse-lislette-lans-lilet

Administration

The island belongs to Port Glaud District.^[1]

Tourism

Today, the island's main industry is tourism. It once had a restaurant managed by Constance Ephelia resort on nearby Mahe, but today it is closed. The island was recently purchased by local entrepreneur Mary Geers^[2] who plans to build a resort on the island, but meanwhile she is filming the reality The island of love from Russian channel TNT on the island.^[3]

Image gallery

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  Map 1
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  District Map
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  Bateaux@AnseL’Islette
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  AnseL’Islette