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Amirante Islands
Nickname: Ilhas do Almirante
Satellite Image Map, with neighbouring Alphonse Group in the lower left
Amirante Islands is located in Seychelles
Amirante Islands
Amirante Islands
Location of Amirante Islands in Seychelles
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates04°49′S 53°40′E / 4.817°S 53.667°E / -4.817; 53.667
ArchipelagoSeychelles
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Total islands20
Major islands
  • Île Desroches
Area11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation15 m (49 ft)
Administration
Seychelles
GroupOuter Islands
Sub-GroupAmirante Islands
DistrictsOuter Islands District
Largest settlementÎle Desroches (pop. 40)
Demographics
Population300 (2014)
Pop. density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone
  • SCT (UTC+4)
ISO codeSC-26
Official websitewww.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

The Amirante Islands (Les Amirantes) are a group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.

They stretch about 155 km from the African Banks (African Islands) in the north to Desnœufs (Isle des Noeufs) in the south, all on the shallow Amirantes Bank (Amirantes Plateau, with depths of mostly 25 to 70 m), except the main island Île Desroches in the east, and submerged Lady Denison-Pender Shoal at the northern end. 90 km south of the Amirante Islands is Alphonse Group, the closest group of islands, which are sometimes considered part of the Amirantes.

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