Mahe

Aride Astove island La Digue Mahe Praslin

Mahe

 

an island in the Indian Ocean

 

Victoria center

Victoria (town, Seychelles), town in Seychelles, capital and principal port of the republic, off the eastern coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean. The town is situated on the northeastern coast of Mahé Island and is bounded on three sides by low mountains.

 

street in Victoria

Its exports include copra, cinnamon bark, and fish. Victoria is also the center of the country's rapidly developing tourist industry. The nearby airport, completed in 1971, is the principal transportation link to the islands. Population (1987) 24,324.

 

many coconuts

 

and gardens

 

mosque for the Muslim minority

 

the sea at sundown

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Aride Astove island La Digue Mahe Praslin

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