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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Located at about latitude 7° S and longitude 50° E the tropical island are made up of two groups; the Mahé, granit mountains, and a second group of coralline islands on the outskirts. | |||
==Flora and Fauna== | ==Flora and Fauna== | ||
Tropival and lush, with little yearly temperature variation. | |||
==People== | ==People== | ||
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*[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=Seychelles&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&om=1&z=5 Google Maps | *[http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&q=Seychelles&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&om=1&z=5 Google Maps] | ||
Revision as of 23:28, 29 March 2007
The Republic of Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The archipelago lies northeast of Madagascar and 1,000 miles East of Kenya.
History
Initially uninhabited when discovered by western explorers. On Portuguese maps by 1505.
Geography
Located at about latitude 7° S and longitude 50° E the tropical island are made up of two groups; the Mahé, granit mountains, and a second group of coralline islands on the outskirts.
Flora and Fauna
Tropival and lush, with little yearly temperature variation.