Wizard Reef
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Wizard Reef (French: Récif Wizard) is a coral reef in the Farquhar Group in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. It is 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
History
Wizard Reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship Wizard, which visited the reef in 1822.[1]
Geography
Wizard Reef is roughly elliptical. It measures 1.7 km (0.92 nmi; 1.1 mi) east-to–west and 1.2 km (0.65 nmi; 0.75 mi) north-to–south, covering an area of about 1.6 km2 (0.47 sq nmi; 0.62 sq mi). The land mass is barely 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi). It is barely above water, as the sea breaks heavily over it.[2] The reef's islet is in the western half. The location is 41 km (22 nmi; 25 mi) north of the northern tip of Providence Atoll.[3]
Administration
Wizard Reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[4]
Flora and fauna
The islet has many hawksbill turtles nesting.[5]
Image gallery
- Map 1
- District Map
References
External links
- Info on the reef
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- Aldabra Group
- Alphonse Group
- Amirante Islands
- Farquhar Group
- Southern Coral Group
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Aldabra Group |
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Alphonse Group | |
Amirante Islands | |
Farquhar Group | |
Southern Coral Group |
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