Conception Island, Seychelles

Conception Island
View from Morne Blanc facing West, Conception Island is in the center
Conception Island is located in Seychelles
Conception Island
Conception Island
Location of Conception Island in Seychelles
Geography
LocationSeychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates4°40′S 55°22′E / 4.667°S 55.367°E / -4.667; 55.367
ArchipelagoInner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Conception
Area0.604 km2 (0.233 sq mi)
Length1.5 km (0.93 mi)
Width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Coastline3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Highest elevation131 m (430 ft)
Highest pointConception
Administration
GroupGranitic Seychelles
Sub-GroupMahe Islands
Sub-GroupPort Glaud Islands
DistrictsPort Glaud
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-21
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Conception Island is a small island (0.603 km2) in the Seychelles 2 km west of Mahé. Conception contained a coconut plantation until the mid-1970s; today it is uninhabited. Conception Island, along with its sister island Thérèse Island, is part of Port Glaud district of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles.

Recently the island has been created as a wildlife reserve. It is the home of the extremely rare Seychelles white-eye and other birds such as the Seychelles kestrel, Seychelles blue pigeon and the Malagasy turtle-dove. It also has two species of gecko.[1]