Farquhar Group

Farquhar Group

The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 kilometres southwest the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 11 km², but the total area of the atolls measures about 370 km².

The group consists of two atolls and one separate island. In addition, there is one separate submerged reef in the area:
#Farquhar Atoll (with two larger and about eight smaller islets)
#Providence Atoll (with 2 islets, Providence Island and Cerf Island)
#St. Pierre Island
#Wizard Reef (submerged)

There are only two settlements. The main settlement is on Île du Nord (North Island) of Farquhar Atoll, and the other one on Providence Island of Providence Atoll.

Biology

The oonopid monotypic spider species "Farqua quadrimaculata" is the only known spider that is endemic to the Farquhar Islands [Saaristo 2001] .

ee also

*Geography of Seychelles

Footnotes

References

* (2001). Dwarf hunting spiders or Oonopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Seychelles. "Insect Syst. Evol." 32: 307-358.


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