Denis Island

Denis Island
Location of Denis Island in Seychelles
Geography
Location Seychelles
Coordinates 03°48′13″S 55°40′13″E / 3.80361°S 55.67028°E / -3.80361; 55.67028Coordinates: 03°48′13″S 55°40′13″E / 3.80361°S 55.67028°E / -3.80361; 55.67028
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Denis Island    
Area 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Length 1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Coastline 5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Administration
Group Inner Islands
Sub-Group Northern Coral Group
Districts La Digue and Inner Islands
Largest settlement
St. Denis
(population 80)
Demographics
Demonym Creole
Population 80 (as of 2014)
Density 57.1 /km2 (147.9 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/
ISO Code = SC-15

Denis Island is the second northeasternmost island in the Seychelles. Its owner is Denis Julián. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Mahé and lies at the northern edge of the Seychelles bank, along with the nearby Bird Island, which is the northernmost Seychelles island. The 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi) coral island was named after the French explorer Jean François Sylvestre Denis de Trobriand, who visited it in 1773. Denis Island is privately owned and has a short airstrip. It has a holiday resort with 25 guest chalets.

A lighthouse built in 1910 still stands on the northern edge of the island. There is also a chapel named Chapel St. Denis.

The island has an abundance of coconut palms, Takamaka and Casuarina trees. In 2004, 47 Seychelles fodies from Fregate Island and 58 Seychelles warblers from Cousin Island were relocated to Denis as part of a Nature Seychelles conservation project.

The island has been designated a cay, in the Seychelles Archipelago.


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