Sèche Island
Native name:
Beacon Island
Nickname: Île Sèche
Sèche Island is located in Seychelles
Sèche Island
Sèche Island
Geography
LocationSeychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates4°36′S 55°31′E / 4.600°S 55.517°E / -4.600; 55.517
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Sèche
Area0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Length0.16 km (0.099 mi)
Width0.11 km (0.068 mi)
Coastline0.63 km (0.391 mi)
Highest elevation30 m (100 ft)
Highest pointBeacon peak
Administration
GroupGranitic Seychelles
Sub-GroupMahe Islands
Sub-GroupSt. Anne Islands
DistrictsMont Fleuri
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-18
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Île Sèche is an islet in Seychelles.

It lies 1.5 km of the eastern point of Ste. Anne Island, and 7.5 km from Mahe. and reaches an elevation of 30 meters. Small, rocky, boulder-strewn and uninhabited, it is the nesting ground of sea-gulls. The island is a granite rock on top of which some low growing trees.

The tiny island is also known as Beacon island.

About 2.15 km to its south lies some granite rocks called Harrison Rocks, 0.30 acres in size.

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