Seychelles lies in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar and 1,593km (995 miles) east of Mombasa, Kenya. It is between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude between 55 and 56 degrees east. The Country is an isolated archipelago of outstanding natural beauty comprising about 115 islands....
Somewhere
in the Indian Ocean, far from
African
coast, a bunch of islands offers to its visitors a range of
tastes, smells and visions at the crossroad of Asia and
Africa.
Whatever you are looking for - white sandy beaches, rocky
mountains, luxuriant forests or plain deserts - you'll be
fully satisfied. If your fascination relates to snorkelling
in coral reefs, trekking, or birdwatching in a unique nature,
you will enjoy what you'll discover there. Away from commercial
ways, those countries :
Madagascar,
Seychelles,
Mauritius
and
Reunion
Islands, thanks to their isolation, preserved among their
inhabitants an
incomparable
kindness.
Seychelles lies
in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of
Madagascar
and 1,593km (995 miles) east of
Mombasa, Kenya. It
is between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude
between 55 and 56 degrees east.
The Country is an isolated
archipelago of outstanding natural beauty comprising about
115 islands. This group of small islands covers an area of
455 sq km. The biggest one is Mahe,(144 sq km) which is granite.
The other islands , including the biggest atoll in the world
(Aldabra) , are coral. After Mahe , the most visited islands
are
Praslin, La Digue,
Bird, Fregate, Silhouette, and Desroches.
Fruit
bats, flying foxes, geckos and skinks are common and there
are more than 3,000 species of insects.
The
giant tortoise (which appears on the Seychelles coat of arms)
survived near-extinction; there are now several thousand on
Aldabra. There are many species of rare bird, such as the
bare-legged scops owl,
Seychelles
kestrel, black parrot, magpie robin and paradise flycatcher.
Four islands are bird sanctuaries, including Bird Island,
which is inhabited by millions of fairy terns.
CLIMAT:
Tropical marine; humid; Two seasons: Dry Season: (May to October)
cooler season during southeast monsoon; Wet Season: (November
to April) warmer season during northwest monsoon The heaviest
rainfall is usually during mid-December to mid-January.
Seychelles
archipelago lies outside the cyclone belt and enjoys stable
weather year round. Seychelles has a mean maximum temperature
of 29¹C and 12 hours of daylight.
indian ocean
Only weeks after a Japanese aid worker was shot dead in Afghanistan, the temporary law allowing Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue operations in the Indian Ocean was extended. The mission, authorised by a joint panel of the ruling ...
Read more
Japan's Indian Ocean anti-terror mission extended to 2010 - Daily Telegraph
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's Cabinet approved a bill Friday to extend a refueling mission in support of U.S.-led anti-terror operations in the Indian Ocean, officials said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said the bill is designed to extend a ...
Read more
Japan Cabinet OKs extension of naval mission backing anti-terror ... - Newsday
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is also using its satellite technology to determine which areas around the Indian Ocean are heavily damaged and most in need of assistance. NGA's maritime navigation watch is collecting on-site ...
Read more
Tsunami Redraws Indian Ocean Maps - National Geographic
PARIS (AP) - France's agriculture ministry says a French tuna-fishing boat escaped pirates firing weapons off the coast of Somalia. The ministry said in a statement Sunday that the boat was shot at overnight about 400 miles off the coast in ...
Read more
French fishermen flee pirates in Indian Ocean - PR Inside
New Delhi, Sep 15 : Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday said India need to secure the sea lanes of the Indian Ocean region from non-state actors like the Tamil Tigers to ensure its energy security that was vital for its progressing economy. “For ...
Read more
Antony cautions against non-state actors in Indian Ocean - New Kerala
Nibs van der Spuy is undoubtedly a South African guitar hero. The Durban-based acoustic guitarist also cannot be missed in a crowd. He has gentle eyes, wears a beanie and sports a long bok-baard with wooden beads plaited into it. With his electric ...
Read more
'It's about washing your sins in the Indian Ocean' - Tonight South Africa
BUB ImumI from Canada writes: ..// 1 million extra sqkms of ice ..... 50 sqkms is nothing. 50/1000000 x 100% equals 0.005% of the EXTA ice since last year. 0.005% is insignificant. It still doesn't matter. This summer there was supposed to be no ice ...
Read more
Large Arctic ice shelf breaks away, now adrift in Arctic Ocean - Globe and Mail
The world's most powerful earthquake in more than 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean on December 26, triggering massive tsunamis that obliterated cities, seaside communities and holiday resorts, killing tens of thousands of people in a dozen ...
Read more
Earthquake triggers deadly tsunami - CNN
A Taiwanese fisherman who claimed to have been stranded on an Indian Ocean island for 27 years turned out to be a convicted killer and sex offender instead of a skillful survivor, a Taiwanese newspaper reported Monday. TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwanese ...
Read more
Taiwan "hero" said to have sordid past in Reunion - Seattle Times
Chinese army officers at Nathula Pass, a section of the border between India and China The Strait of Malacca, where the Indian Ocean joins the Pacific, is seen as China's Achilles' heel. These shipping lanes, vital for Beijing's energy supplies ...
Read more
