Location Indian Ocean Total islands 2 Highest elevation 21 m (69 ft) Elevation 21 m Group Outer Islands Adjacent body of water Indian Ocean | Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean Major islands Coëtivy
Île Platte Highest point Coëtivy Area 9.908 km² Archipelago Seychelles | |
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Islands Coëtivy Island, Île Platte | ||
Southern Coral Group is a collective term for two islands of Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the south of the island nation, between 135 and 300 kilometers south of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
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Map of Southern Coral Group, Seychelles
Islands
Two widely separated islands, with a distance of 171 km from one another, make up the Southern Coral Group. They are both sand cays, situated on the northeastern sides of pseudo-atolls:
- Île Platte in the north
- Coëtivy Island in the southeast
Population
Both islands are inhabited. The main settlement is on Coëtivy Island.
References
Southern Coral Group Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA