Seychelles

Map of Seychelles

Official name: Republic of Seychelles Capital: Victoria Area: total: 455 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 455 sq km Location: Eastern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar Geographic coordinates: 4 35 S, 55 40 E Comparative Area: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 491 km Terrain: Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m