Felicite Island
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Félicité Island is a small heavy forested granitic island 4 km east of La Digue
in the Seychelles
. It is 2.68 km² and today is a resort that can handle up to 20 guests.
The highest point on the island is 213 meters.
Up until the 1970s it was a coconut plantation that had a native population of about 50. In
the late 19th century, Félicité was home to Sultan Abdullah of Perak
, who was exiled here by the British.
Félicité and four granitic neighboring islands are considered "satellite islands" of La Digue. These four islands are routinely visited by tourists:
La Digue
La Digue is the fourth largest inhabited island of the Seychelles, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. It has a population of about 2,000 people, who mostly live in the west coast villages of La Passe and La Réunion. It has an area of 10 km²...
in the Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
. It is 2.68 km² and today is a resort that can handle up to 20 guests.
The highest point on the island is 213 meters.
Up until the 1970s it was a coconut plantation that had a native population of about 50. In
the late 19th century, Félicité was home to Sultan Abdullah of Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
, who was exiled here by the British.
Félicité and four granitic neighboring islands are considered "satellite islands" of La Digue. These four islands are routinely visited by tourists:
- Ile Cocos: a tiny islet (.017 km²) off the north coast of Félicité which has been part of a marine park since 1996.
- Les Soeurs (The Sisters): which consists of Grande Soeur (.84 km²) and Petite Soeur (.34 km²). For much of the 20th century they were coconut plantations.
- Marianne IslandMarianne IslandMarianne Island is a small granitic island of the Seychelles. It is located 3.8 km ESE of Félecité Island. The island was a former coconut plantation, and on the western side of the island is a long beach. The southern tip of Marianne is known as a world-class diving location...
: A small island (238 acres) east of Félicité. The southern tip of Marianne is considered a "world class" diving location.