Outer Islands (Seychelles)

Outer Islands
Nickname: Zil Elwannyen Sesel
Location map of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles archipelago in the western Indian Ocean
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates5°58′S 53°03′E / 5.967°S 53.050°E / -5.967; 53.050
ArchipelagoSeychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands200
Major islands
Area216.57 km2 (83.62 sq mi)
Highest elevation35 m (115 ft)
Highest pointunnamed dune
Administration
GroupOuter Islands
DistrictsOuter Islands District
Largest settlementCoëtivy Island (pop. 260)
Demographics
Population574 (estimate) (2019)[1]
Pop. density3.23/km2 (8.37/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-26
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles (archipelago) is a collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank (Seychelles Plateau) which defines the location of the granitic Inner Islands archipelago to the east. The local Seychellois Creole name for the outer islands is Zil Elwannyen Sesel, while the French name is Îles Eloignées. They are all of coral formation, and in the western Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ "POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS MID YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES 2019". Statistical Bulletin. Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles: National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles. 2019-08-30. p. 17 (Table 10). Retrieved 2020-01-08.