Moyenne Island
Small island in the Ste Anne Marine National Park off the north coast of Mahé, Seychelles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moyenne Island is a small island (9.9 ha or 24 acres) in the Sainte Anne Marine National Park off the north coast of Mahé, Seychelles. Since the 1970s onwards, it has been a flora and fauna reserve. From 1915 until the 1960s, the island was abandoned until its purchase by Brendon Grimshaw for £8,000 (about 10,000 dollars). He was a newspaper editor from Dewsbury in Yorkshire, England.
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Geography | |
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Location | Seychelles, Indian Ocean |
Coordinates | 4°37′10″S 55°30′31″E |
Archipelago | Inner Islands, Seychelles |
Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
Total islands | 1 |
Major islands |
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Area | 0.099 km2 (0.038 sq mi) |
Length | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Width | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
Coastline | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
Highest elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Highest point | Mont Moyenne |
Administration | |
Group | Granitic Seychelles |
Sub-Group | Mahe Islands |
Sub-Group | Ste. Anne Islands |
Districts | Mont Fleuri |
Largest settlement | Anse Creole Travel Services (pop. 1) |
Demographics | |
Population | 1 (2014) |
Pop. density | 10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Creole, French, East Africans, Indians. |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | SC-18 |
Official website | www |
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Grimshaw was the only inhabitant of the island until his death in July 2012.[1] The island is now a national park and can be visited as part of organized trips.[2][3]