Jump to content

Wizard Reef

Coordinates: 08°48′S 51°03′E / 8.800°S 51.050°E / -8.800; 51.050
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wizard Reef
Nickname: Récif Wizard
Wizard Reef is located in Seychelles
Wizard Reef
Wizard Reef
Location of Wizard Reef in Seychelles
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates08°48′S 51°03′E / 8.800°S 51.050°E / -8.800; 51.050
ArchipelagoSeychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Wizard
Area0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi)
Highest elevation0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Administration
GroupOuter Islands
Sub-GroupFarquhar Group
DistrictsOuter Islands District
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeSC-26
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

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

[edit]

Wizard Reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship Wizard, which visited the reef in 1822.[1]

Geography

[edit]

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

[edit]

Wizard Reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[4]

Flora and fauna

[edit]

The islet has many hawksbill turtles nesting.[5]

[edit]

References

[edit]
[edit]