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Silhouette Island
island, Seychelles
Silhouette Island, granitic island, third largest of the Seychelles archipelago, Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean. It has an area of 7.6 square miles (20 square km), rises to 2,467 feet (751 metres), and is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Mahé Island. Virgin forests still grow in the more inaccessible parts of its mountainous terrain. The island is protected as a national park. Copra and fish are the main products.
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