The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles (archipelago) is a collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank (Seychelles Plateau) which defines the location of the granitic Inner Islands archipelago to the east. The local Seychellois Creole name for the outer islands is Zil Elwannyen Sesel, while the French name is Îles Eloignées. They are all of coral formation, and in the western Indian Ocean.
Outer Islands
Nickname: Zil Elwannyen Sesel
Location map of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles archipelago in the western Indian Ocean
Until 2008, the islands were outside the administrative and electoral Districts of Seychelles. In 2008 the shrimp farm closed on Coëtivy Island which caused a wave of job-seekers coming to Mahé. The ministry of tourism was granted a free hand on these islands in order to settle down the unrest of the population, and declared it a district.
It formed the Islands Development Company (IDC) to control the islands, and prepared a program called 1 hotel 1 island. Each island in the group should be leased to a hotel, which will in turn built several residential homes and facilities on those islands. It required removal of the Protected Area Status from the islands. At first finding hotel chains was difficult, so Coëtivy received a prison, and thus creating jobs for the people who came back to their island. Other islands received questionable facilities as well, e.g. Marie Louise Island a jail, Assumption Island an Army base, but on other islands had developments of resorts. The population increased again, for the first time in a century, from 500 in 2008 to 700 in 2016. Conservation in the outer islands is managed by Island Conservation Society.[2] The Save Our Seas Foundation manages the nature preserve of D'Arros Island and its neighboring atolls.[3]
Geography
The coral islands are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation. They are generally low-lying, and often form atolls around a central lagoon. The soils of the Corraline Seychelles are generally sandy and infertile, and hold little fresh water. The Inner Islands or Granitic Seychelles, by contrast, are composed of granite on the Seychelles Bank plateau, and are ancient fragments of continental crust. They are generally more mountainous, humid, and populated. The Outer Islands comprise 216.57 square kilometres (83.62 sq mi) or 46% of the total land area of the Seychelles, but hold less than 1% of the population of the country. The coral Outer Islands are located at distances of 230–1,150 kilometres (140–710 mi) from Mahé, the nation's principle island, located in the granitic Inner Seychelles.
The lack of natural fresh water sources and infertile soils of these islands can sustain human life only with difficulty. As of 2016[update] the population is 701 although this figure increases during the short summer vacation when Mahé people come to work in tourism and fishing on the islands. There are 12 inhabited islands (2016), The major are Coëtivy with 260 and Desroches with a 100.[citation needed]
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District Map
Coralline Seychelles—Outer Islands, to south and west of Mahé and other Inner Islands.
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^"POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS MID YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES 2019". Statistical Bulletin. Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles: National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles. 2019-08-30. p. 17 (Table 10). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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For other places with the same name see Outer Island disambiguation The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles archipelago is a collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank Seychelles Plateau which defines the location of the granitic Inner Islands archipelago to the east The local Seychellois Creole name for the outer islands is Zil Elwannyen Sesel while the French name is Iles Eloignees They are all of coral formation and in the western Indian Ocean Outer IslandsNickname Zil Elwannyen SeselLocation map of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles archipelago in the western Indian OceanGeographyLocationIndian OceanCoordinates5 58 S 53 03 E 5 967 S 53 050 E 5 967 53 050 Coordinates 5 58 S 53 03 E 5 967 S 53 050 E 5 967 53 050ArchipelagoSeychellesAdjacent toIndian OceanTotal islands200Major islandsAlphonseDesrochesMarie LouiseCoetivyArea216 57 km2 83 62 sq mi Highest elevation35 m 115 ft Highest pointunnamed duneAdministrationSeychellesGroupOuter IslandsDistrictsOuter Islands DistrictLargest settlementCoetivy Island pop 260 DemographicsPopulation574 estimate 2019 1 Pop density3 23 km2 8 37 sq mi Ethnic groupsCreole French East Africans Indians Additional informationTime zoneSCT UTC 4 ISO codeSC 26Official websitewww wbr seychelles wbr travel wbr en wbr discover wbr the islands wbr outer islands Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Five groups 3 Demography 4 Image gallery 5 Reference anonymous 6 External linksHistory EditUntil 2008 the islands were outside the administrative and electoral Districts of Seychelles In 2008 the shrimp farm closed on Coetivy Island which caused a wave of job seekers coming to Mahe The ministry of tourism was granted a free hand on these islands in order to settle down the unrest of the population and declared it a district It formed the Islands Development Company IDC to control the islands and prepared a program called 1 hotel 1 island Each island in the group should be leased to a hotel which will in turn built several residential homes and facilities on those islands It required removal of the Protected Area Status from the islands At first finding hotel chains was difficult so Coetivy received a prison and thus creating jobs for the people who came back to their island Other islands received questionable facilities as well e g Marie Louise Island a jail Assumption Island an Army base but on other islands had developments of resorts The population increased again for the first time in a century from 500 in 2008 to 700 in 2016 Conservation in the outer islands is managed by Island Conservation Society 2 The Save Our Seas Foundation manages the nature preserve of D Arros Island and its neighboring atolls 3 Geography EditThe coral islands are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation They are generally low lying and often form atolls around a central lagoon The soils of the Corraline Seychelles are generally sandy and infertile and hold little fresh water The Inner Islands or Granitic Seychelles by contrast are composed of granite on the Seychelles Bank plateau and are ancient fragments of continental crust They are generally more mountainous humid and populated The Outer Islands comprise 216 57 square kilometres 83 62 sq mi or 46 of the total land area of the Seychelles but hold less than 1 of the population of the country The coral Outer Islands are located at distances of 230 1 150 kilometres 140 710 mi from Mahe the nation s principle island located in the granitic Inner Seychelles Five groups Edit The Outer Islands are divided into five groups Southern Coral Group Ile Platte and Coetivy Island land area 9 906 square kilometres 3 825 sq mi Amirante Islands 3 atolls including Desroches Island Ile Desroches 5 single sand cays including D Arros Island and 3 uplifted sand cays land area 11 582 square kilometres 4 472 sq mi Alphonse Group Alphonse Atoll and St Francois Atoll Bijoutier St Francois land area 2 21 square kilometres 0 85 sq mi Aldabra Group Aldabra Atoll Assumption Island Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island land area 180 square kilometres 69 sq mi Farquhar Group Farquhar Atoll Providence Atoll Providence Cerf and St Pierre Island land area 12 84 square kilometres 4 96 sq mi Demography EditThe lack of natural fresh water sources and infertile soils of these islands can sustain human life only with difficulty As of 2016 update the population is 701 although this figure increases during the short summer vacation when Mahe people come to work in tourism and fishing on the islands There are 12 inhabited islands 2016 The major are Coetivy with 260 and Desroches with a 100 citation needed Image gallery Edit Map 1 District Map Coralline Seychelles Outer Islands to south and west of Mahe and other Inner Islands Reference anonymous Edit POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS MID YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES 2019 Statistical Bulletin Victoria Mahe Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles 2019 08 30 p 17 Table 10 Retrieved 2020 01 08 Island Conservation Seychelles accessed 8 2 2012 Save Our Seas Foundation The D Arros Group of Island becomes a natural reserve managed by Save our Seas Foundation accessed 8 2 2012 External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Outer Seychelles Wikimedia Commons has media related to Outer Islands Seychelles Africa portalIsland guide 1 Island guide 2 National Bureau of Statistics Info on the island 2010 Sailing directions Island Conservation Society website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Outer Islands Seychelles amp oldid 1123224139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
