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Praslin
Sign in to savePraslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse. The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.
Key facts
- Islands.length_km
- 12
- Islands.name
- Praslin Island
- Islands.image_name
- Insel Praslin, Seychellen (38908943104).jpg
- Islands.image_map
- Praslin.svg
- Islands.map_caption
- Map of Praslin
- Islands.map
- Seychelles
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Seychelles
- Islands.native_name_lang
- fr
- Islands.sobriquet
- Ile de Palmes
- Islands.location
- Seychelles, Indian Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Inner Islands, Seychelles
- Islands.waterbody
- Indian Ocean
- Islands.total_islands
- 1
- Islands.area_km2
- 38.52
- Islands.coastline_km
- 46
- Islands.width_km
- 4.6
- Islands.highest_mount
- Mont Azore
- Islands.elevation_m
- 367
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Seychelles
- Country
- Seychelles
- Capital
- Baie Sainte Anne
- Population
- 8449
- Area
- 37.58
- Elevation
- 367
- Time zone
- UTC+04:00
- Body of water
- Indian Ocean
- Image
- Anse Lazio-Praslin-Seychellen.jpg
- Width
- 5
- Length
- 12
- Perimeter
- 46
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- Praslin
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- Granitic Seychelles
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Encyclopedic overview
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Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse. The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.
== History == It was named Isle de Palmes by explorer Lazare Picault in 1744. During that time it was used as a hideaway by pirates and Arab merchants. In 1768 it was renamed Praslin in honor of French diplomat César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Praslin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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