 Aldabra and Assumption Island Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. The atoll is home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises, numbering some 152,000 individuals. The islands are designated a World Heritage Site. They are also known for their green turtles, hawksbill turtles, and birds, including the white-throated rail. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (847x374, 70 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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// Headline text Headline text Headline text Headline text Bold text Orders Scleractinia Corals are gastrovascular marine cnidarians (phylum Cnidaria; class Anthozoa) existing as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically forming colonies of many individuals. ...
Fanning Atoll (Tabuaeran) is a typical, small to moderate-sized atoll located in the central Pacific Ocean. ...
Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ...
Binomial name Geochelone gigantea Schweigger, 1812 The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) is one of the largest tortoises in the world. ...
Giant tortoises are characteristic of tropical island life. ...
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Binomial name Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a large sea turtle, the only member of the genus Chelonia (Brongniart, 1800). ...
Binomial name Eretmochelys imbricata Linnaeus, 1766 The Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a sea turtle that is distinguished by the following characteristics. ...
Geography
The atoll is located at 9°24′S 46°22′E and belongs to the Aldabra Group in the Outer Islands District of the Seychelles. The atoll is 265 miles northwest of the northern point of Madagascar and 690 miles southwest of Mahé, the principal island of the Seychelles archipelago. The Comoro Islands lie 220 miles southwest of Aldabra. The Aldabra Atoll, along with Des Roches and Farquhar, was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory from 1965 until Seychelles independence in 1976. The Aldabra group are part of the Seychelles outer island group, includes the Aldabra islands, the Cosmoledo islands, Assumption island and Astove Island. ...
Mahé, also known as Mayyazhi, is a former French colony in India. ...
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Desroches (also known as Des Roches) is an island in the Amirantes Islands, part of the outer islands district of the Seychelles ...
Farquhar Group, a part of the Seychelles, consists of the Farquhar Atoll, Providence Atoll (Providence and Cerf Islands) and St. ...
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The atoll is the second largest in the world after Kiritimati. It is 34 km long, 14.5 km wide, up to 8 meters above sea level, and has a land area of 155.4 km². The lagoon measures 224 km² in area, of which roughly two thirds full dry during low tide. NASA photograph of Kiritimati Island, taken from the International Space Station. ...
This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ...
The atoll consists of a ring of four larger islands (counterclockwise):
- South Island (Grand Terre, 116.1 km²)
- Middle Island (Malabar, 26.8 km²)
- Polymnie (4.75 km²)
- West Island (Picard, 9.4 km²)
Additionally, there are some forty smaller islands and rocks, mostly inside the lagoon: Ilot Magnan, Ile Lanier, Champignon des Os, Coconut Island, Euphrate, Grand Mentor, Grand IIot, Green Rock, Gros IIot Gionnet, Gros IIot Sésame, Heron Rock, Hide Island, Ile aux Aigrettes, Ile aux Cèdres, Ile aux Cendres, Iles Chalands,Ile Esprit, Ile Fangame, Ile Héron, Ile Michel, Ile Moustiques, Ile Suacco, Ile Sylvestre, Ile Verte, Ilot Déder,Ilot Dubois, Ilot Emile, Ilot du Milieu, Ilot du Nord, Ilot du Sud, Ilot Macoa, Ilot Marquoix, Ilots Niçois, Ilot Parc, Ilot Salade, Ilot Yangue, Middle Row Island, Nobby Rock, North Row Island, Petit Mentor, Petit Mentor Endans, Petits IIots, Pink Rock, South Row Island, Table Ronde. This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ...
History Aldabra was visited by Portuguese navigators in 1511. The islands were already known to the Arabs, from whom they get their name. In the middle of the 18th century, they became dependencies of the French colony of Réunion, from where expeditions were made for the capture of the giant tortoises. In 1810 with Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and other islands, Aldabra passed into the possession of Great Britain. Réunion was returned to France, and Mauritius gained possession of Aldabra as well as the rest of the Seychelles. The previous inhabitants were emigrants from the Seychelles. For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ...
Giant tortoises are characteristic of tropical island life. ...
The abandoned settlement Picard on the southwestern tip of West Island is now home to the wildlife warden and his staff. There is no other permanent population. The islands are managed by the Seychelles Island Foundation.
Aldabra Group The larger Aldabra Group consists of The Aldabra group are part of the Seychelles outer island group, includes the Aldabra islands, the Cosmoledo islands, Assumption island and Astove Island. ...
The total land area of the Aldabra Group is 175,91 km². Assumption Island Assumption Island is a small island located at 9°45′ S 46°29′ E in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar and is part of the country of the Seychelles. ...
Cosmoledo Atoll from the air Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island Cosmoledo is an atoll of the Aldabra Group and belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. ...
Cosmoledo Atoll from the air Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island Cosmoledo is an atoll of the Aldabra Group and belongs to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. ...
See also Map of Seychelles Map of Africa showing the location of Seychelles The Seychelles is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600km (1,000 miles east of Kenya The nation is an archipelago of 115 tropical islands, some granite and some of...
External links - Aldabra at the Ministry of Environment, Seychelles
- Aldabra at the Seychelles Islands Foundation
- Aldabra Marine Programme
- Aldabra Atoll at the UNESCO World Heritage Site
- "Expedition Aldabra" (Gordon, Ethan, Fathoms Online, Issue #8)
- Photos of Aldabran wildlife
- Aldabra Island xeric scrub (World Wildlife Fund)
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