Outer Islands (also Known As Zil Elwannyen Sesel)
The Outer Islands consist of five groups of coralline islands:
- Southern Coral Group, a collective term for Île Platte and Coëtivy Island
- Amirante Islands
- Alphonse Group (Alphonse Atoll and St. François Atoll)
- Aldabra Group (Aldabra Atoll, Assumption Island, and the Cosmoledo Group, consisting of Cosmoledo Atoll and Astove Island)
- Farquhar Group (Farquhar Atoll, Providence Atoll and St. Pierre Island)
The Outer Islands comprise 211.3 km² (46% of the Seychelles), but less than 2% of the population.
The coral islands are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation. They have no fresh water and can sustain human life only with difficulty.
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Seychelles
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