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Booby Island (Seychelles)

Coordinates: 4°15′36″S 55°40′23″E / 4.26°S 55.673°E / -4.26; 55.673
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Booby Island
Nickname: Ile Aux Fous
Booby Island is located in Seychelles
Booby Island
Booby Island
Geography
LocationSeychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates4°15′36″S 55°40′23″E / 4.26°S 55.673°E / -4.26; 55.673
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Booby
Area0.023 km2 (0.0089 sq mi)
Length0.17 km (0.106 mi)
Width0.16 km (0.099 mi)
Coastline0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Highest elevation30 m (100 ft)
Administration
GroupInner Islands
Sub-GroupGranitic Seychelles
Sub-GroupPraslin Islands
DistrictsGrand'Anse Praslin
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-14
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Booby is an island in Seychelles, lying north of Praslin and south of Aride Island. It has an area of 2.3& hectares.

Booby Island is a high granite rock, densely covered with tropical vegetation. The name of the island was given through numerous flocks of boobies that nest on the island. The island is uninhabited.

Tourism

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The island is visited by tourists for its wide variety of underwater creatures like fish, sharks and rays.

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