Thérèse Island

Thérèse Island

Geography
Location| Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates| 4°40′S 55°24′E﻿ / ﻿4.667°S 55.400°E﻿ / -4.667; 55.400
Archipelago| Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to| Indian Ocean
Total islands| 1
Major islands|

* Thérèse

Area| 0.762 km2 (0.294 sq mi)
Length| 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width| 0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Coastline| 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Highest elevation| 164 m (538 ft)
Highest point| Thérèse
Administration

Seychelles

Group| Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group| Mahe Islands
Sub-Group| Port Glaud Islands
Districts| Port Glaud
Largest settlement| Thérèse
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.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Thérèse Island is a small island off the western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. It has 700 m long white sand beaches, with numerous coconut palms. It has two rocky peaks which resemble a giant's staircase, the tallest, Thérèse Peak, being 164 metres (538 feet) above sea level. There is a reef protecting the south shore of the island. Thérèse Island, along with its sister island Conception Island, is part of Port Glaud district of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles.

The island is uninhabited but tourists frequently visit it for its water-sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, sailing, windsurfing, and deep sea fishing.[1]

There is a restaurant on the island serving Creole cuisine.

## Administration

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The island belongs to Port Glaud District.[2] The island is for sale [3]

## Tourism

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Today, the island's main industry is tourism.

## Image gallery

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* Map 1

* District Map

* Thérèse Island

## References

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1. ^ Carpin, Sarah,(1998) Seychelles, Odyssey Guides, p.158, The Guidebook Company Limited, Retrieved on June 22, 2008
2. ^ District map
3. ^ news

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thérèse.

* Africa portal

* National Bureau of Statistics
* info
* Mahe Map 2015
* Info on the island

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