Praslin [1] ( fr. Praslin ) is one of the islands of the Seychelles archipelago . Located in the Indian Ocean , belongs to the state of Seychelles .
| Praslin | |
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 Anse Lazio Beach on Praslin | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 38 km² |
| Population | 6500 people (2009) |
| Population density | 171.05 people / km² |
| Location | |
| Water area | Indian Ocean |
| A country |
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| Regions | Be-Sainte-Anne , Grand Anse |
Content
Geography
One of the largest islands of the archipelago, located 36 km from the island of Mahe . The size of the island of Praslin is 11 to 4 km.
Praslin, despite its close location and predominantly mountainous terrain with the island of Mahe, has its own unique features, the main of which is considered to be rain forest, which has not changed its appearance since primitive times, that is, for several million years.
The main asset of this treasury of nature is the pride of Seychelles - Coco de Mer palm, the fruits of which are not only of large size and unusual shape, but also bring good profit to the state. By setting restrictions on the export and even private cultivation of this rare type of palm, the Seychelles government retained it in its original form only in this park.
Population
On the island of 6.5 thousand inhabitants. There is an airport .
Administrative division
Administratively, the island of Praslin is divided into 2 districts: Be-Sainte-Anne and Grand Anse .
Notes
- ↑ Seychelles map // World Atlas / comp. and prepare. to ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; rep. Ed .: T. G. Novikova , T. M. Vorobyov . - 3rd ed., Sr., Seal. in 2002 with diaposis. 1999 - Moscow : Roskartografiya, 2002. - p. 282-283. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .