Providence Atoll
Appearance
The Providence Atoll is part of the Seychelles, in the Farquhar Group. The islands in the group are small, coraline and inhospitable. The atoll has a more than 30 km long north-south axis, and is up to 10 km wide. The total area covered by the atoll is approximating 200 km². The aggregate land area, however, is only about 1.5 km². There are two islands in the atoll:
- Providence Island is located in the far north of the atoll, at 9°14′S 51°03′E / 9.233°S 51.050°E. It is 4 km long north-south, and up to 400 m wide. The land area is a little more than one km². There is a small settlement in its southern-central part (pop. 6).[1]
- Cerf Island is located in the far south of the atoll, almost 30 km south of Providence Island, at 9°30′S 51°01′E / 9.500°S 51.017°E. The island is more than 4 km long, and up to 500 meters wide, but in some places only 50 meters, with a land area of about 0.5 km². It is uninhabited.
The closest neighbor of the atoll is St. Pierre Island, 35 km west of Cerf Island.