Providence Atoll

Providence Atoll

Providence Atoll
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	09°18′S 51°00′E / 9.300°S 51.000°E / -9.300; 51.000
Archipelago	Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	2
Major islands	Providence Island Cerf Island
Area	2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Seychelles
Group	Outer Islands
Sub-Group	Farquhar Group
Sub-Group	Providence Islands
Districts	Outer Islands District
Largest settlement	Providence (pop. 0)
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-26
Official website	www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

Providence Atoll is part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Seychelles that are part of the Outer Islands. It lies 710 km (383 nmi; 441 mi) southwest of the capital city, Victoria, on Mahé Island. The atoll consists of Providence Island in the north, Bancs Providence in the south, and an intervening fringing reef. Bancs Providence comprises four large and about six very small islands, but its size and shape appear to be dynamic. In 1967, it was said to be a single large cay with four smaller ones, in 1905 there were seven small islands and in 1882 it comprised three small islets.^[1]