Morne Seychellois

mountain, Mahé Island, Seychelles

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Morne Seychellois is the highest peak on Mahé Island, the largest island in the Seychelles archipelago, located in the western Indian Ocean. Rising to 2,969 feet (905 meters), it is part of a national park of the same name. Mahé Island itself is granitic and mountainous, with a narrow coastal plain that supports most of the island's agriculture. The majority of the Seychelles' population lives on Mahé, which is also home to the nation's capital, Victoria.1

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Seychelles
Relief and climate
The highest point in Seychelles, Morne Seychellois (2,969 feet [905 meters]), situated on Mahé, is located within this mountainous island group. The coralline islands, rising only a few feet above sea level, are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation. These islands are largely waterless, and very…
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The highest point in Seychelles, Morne Seychellois (2,969 feet [905 meters]), situated on Mahé, is located within this mountainous island group. The coralline islands, rising only a few feet above sea level, are flat with elevated coral reefs at different stages of formation. These islands are largely waterless, and very…
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Mahé Island
…mountainous; the highest peak is Morne Seychellois, which rises to 2,969 feet (905 metres) and forms part of a national park of the same name. Port Launay Marine National Park is nearby on the northwestern side of the island, and Sainte-Anne Marine National Park is in Victoria Harbour to the…
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…mountainous; the highest peak is Morne Seychellois, which rises to 2,969 feet (905 metres) and forms part of a national park of the same name. Port Launay Marine National Park is nearby on the northwestern side of the island, and Sainte-Anne Marine National Park is in Victoria Harbour to the…
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