Ste Anne Marine National Park
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Ste Anne Marine National Park lies about 5 km from Victoria
, the capital city of the Seychelles
, and encompasses six small islands. The Marine Park was created in 1973 for the preservation of wildlife. Fishing and water-skiing are forbidden in the Marine Park.
The national park is made up of the following six islands, all of which are part of Mont Fleuri
district, with areas in km²:
The aggregate land area of the six islands of the marine national park is 3.80 km². The total marine national park area is 14.43 km².
Île Seche (Beacon Island) with a size of four hectare
s and Grand Rocher (Harrison Rock) close eastward are also part of Mont Fleuri district, but not of the Marine Park.
Today it is known as one of the prime tourist locations in the Indian Ocean for scuba-diving, glass-bottom boat excursions and snorkeling among the coral reefs. The main island of Ste Anne
is an 87-villa resort while Cerf Island
and Round Island have Creole-style restaurants.
It also has one of the largest areas of "seagrass meadows" in the Seychelles. It is very beautiful.
Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which is the main island of the archipelago. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government...
, the capital city of 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....
, and encompasses six small islands. The Marine Park was created in 1973 for the preservation of wildlife. Fishing and water-skiing are forbidden in the Marine Park.
The national park is made up of the following six islands, all of which are part of Mont Fleuri
Mont Fleuri
Mont Fleuri is an administrative district of Seychelles with its main part located on the island of Mahé. It also includes the six islands of the Ste. Anne Marine National Park and two islets further east ....
district, with areas in km²:
- Ste. Anne IslandSte. Anne IslandSainte Anne Island is the largest of six islands in Ste Anne Marine National Park of the Seychelles. These six islands are part of the Mont Fleuri District of the Seychelles. It is 4 km off the east coast of Mahé and has abundant tropical vegetation...
, 2.19 km², with large luxury resort Sainte Anne Island Resort - Cerf IslandCerf IslandCerf Island lies 4 km off the north coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. Cerf Island measures more than long and almost wide, it reaches a height of . The island is surrounded by a coral reef and the geology is granitic....
, 1.27 km², with a population of about 100, with three hotel-resorts (Cerf Island Marine Park Resort, Fairy Tern Chalets und L'Habitation), and restaurant Kapok Tree - Île Cachée, 0.021 km², close southeast of Cerf Island, a nesting site for seabirds
- Round Island, 0.018 km², a former leper colony, currently under construction for an exclusive five-star resort called "Round Island Resort" with 10 villas. Scheduled to open beginning of 2011.
- Long Island, 0.212 km², formerly a quarantine area, now site of the state prison with 170 inmates
- Moyenne IslandMoyenne IslandMoyenne Island is a small island in the Ste Anne Marine National Park off the north coast of Mahé, Seychelles. Since the 1970s it has been a flora and fauna reserve. From 1915 until the 1970s, the island was abandoned until its purchase by Brendon Grimshaw, an English newspaper editor...
, 0.089 km², with a population of two (Brendon Grimshaw and assistant), and restaurant Maison Moyenne
The aggregate land area of the six islands of the marine national park is 3.80 km². The total marine national park area is 14.43 km².
Île Seche (Beacon Island) with a size of four hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s and Grand Rocher (Harrison Rock) close eastward are also part of Mont Fleuri district, but not of the Marine Park.
Today it is known as one of the prime tourist locations in the Indian Ocean for scuba-diving, glass-bottom boat excursions and snorkeling among the coral reefs. The main island of Ste Anne
Ste. Anne Island
Sainte Anne Island is the largest of six islands in Ste Anne Marine National Park of the Seychelles. These six islands are part of the Mont Fleuri District of the Seychelles. It is 4 km off the east coast of Mahé and has abundant tropical vegetation...
is an 87-villa resort while Cerf Island
Cerf Island
Cerf Island lies 4 km off the north coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. Cerf Island measures more than long and almost wide, it reaches a height of . The island is surrounded by a coral reef and the geology is granitic....
and Round Island have Creole-style restaurants.
It also has one of the largest areas of "seagrass meadows" in the Seychelles. It is very beautiful.
External links
- SCMRT-MPA Seychelles Centre for Marine Research & Technology - Marine Parks Authority.
- Sainte Anne Marine National Park Article and photos of the islands in the marine park.