Wizard Reef
Nickname: Récif Wizard | |
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  Wizard Reef Location of Wizard Reef in Seychelles | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 08°48′S 51°03′E / 8.800°S 51.050°E |
| Archipelago | Seychelles |
| Adjacent to | Indian Ocean |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | SC-26 |
| Official website | www |
Wizard Reef (French: Récif Wizard) is a coral reef in the Farquhar Group in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. It has a distance of 670 km (420 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
History
The reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship called the Wizard, who visited the reef in 1822.[1]
Geography
The reef is roughly elliptical. It measures 1.7 km east-west and 1.2 km north-south, covering an area of about 1.6 km². The land mass is barely 0.02 km². 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 north of the northern tip of Providence Atoll.[3]
Administration
The reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[4]
Flora and fauna
The Islet has many Hawksbill Turtles nesting.[5]
Image gallery
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Map 1 -
District Map
References
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