- Assumption Island
Assumption Island is a small island located at coord|9|45|S|46|29|E| in the
Indian Ocean north ofMadagascar and is part of the country of theSeychelles . It is located about 30 km southeast of theAldabra Atoll and is part of theAldabra Group . It is a single coral island which measures 11.07 km² in area and which has a small settlement on the sheltered western side, surrounded byCasuarina trees. An abandonedcoconut palm plantation is just south of it. There is aconcrete runway that runs from between the two sand dunes on the southeast to the settlement. The western shore features an almost uninterruptend sandy beach of 5 km. Two largesand dune s are prominent on the southeastern coast of the island, one of them 32 m high.Due to the devastating effect of
guano mining which lasted until 1983, the island is dominated by expanses of bare rock and caves, and is sparsely covered with low-growing vegetation.A notable feature of this island is the
Assumption Island day gecko , asubspecies ofgecko found only on this island.The documentary "
The Silent World " was partially shot on Assumption.ee also
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Geography of Seychelles
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