Rat Island (Seychelles)

Rat Island
Nickname: Brulee Island
Rat Island
Geography
Location Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates 4°40′S 55°32′E / 4.667°S 55.533°E / -4.667; 55.533Coordinates: 4°40′S 55°32′E / 4.667°S 55.533°E / -4.667; 55.533
Archipelago Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent bodies of water Indian Ocean
Total islands 1
Major islands
  • Rat     
Area 0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi)
Length 0.1 km (0.06 mi)
Width 0.1 km (0.06 mi)
Coastline 0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Highest elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Administration
Group Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group Mahe Islands
Sub-Group Anonyme Islands
Districts Pointe La Rue
Demographics
Demonym Creole
Population 0 (2014)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
Official website www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/
ISO Code = SC-20

Rat Island is a small granitic islet (0.01 km²) in the Seychelles, Located 600 m east of the island of Mahé, near the runway of the Seychelles International Airport. the island is 1.3 km from other neighboring Anonyme Island. Rat Island is almost circular in shape, its length is 88 meters, width - 93 m. It has some low growing shrubs.

Administration

The island belongs to Pointe La Rue District.[1]

References

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