- Frégate Island
Frégate Island or sometimes Frigate Island is the easternmost (55 km east of Mahé) of the granitic Inner Islands of the
Seychelles . It is only 2.19 km² and is primarily known as a secluded, private luxury resort and its Anse Victorin beach was voted "The World's Best Beach" byThe Times . [Carpin, Sarah,(1998 ) "Seychelles", Odyssey Guides, p.145, The Guidebook Company Limited, Retrieved onJune 22 2008 ] It was named by explorerLazare Picault after the abundance offrigatebird s on the island. The hotel underwent modernizing in 1995 on the island and the island is also noted for its snorkeling.The island is covered with takamaka, cashew and Indian almond trees and is home to the rare
Seychelles Magpie Robin as well as several relocatedAldabra Giant Tortoise s.It also has the flightlessTenebrionid Beetle which is endemic to Frégate Island and millipedes.Geography
The highest point on the island is called Mount Signale, which reaches a peak of 125 metres (410 feet) in the central west area of the island. The "Riviére Bambous" flows from approximately 300 metres north-east of the mountain where it flows down past the Gros Bois Noire and Plaine Magnan areas of the northern inner island and then acutely northeast until it reaches the
Indian Ocean north of theairstrip on the east coast. [Carpin, Sarah,(1998 ) "Seychelles", Odyssey Guides, p.145, The Guidebook Company Limited, Retrieved onJune 22 2008 ] Beaches on the north coast include from west to east the award winning Anse Victorin beach, Anse Maquereau and then Anse Bambous on the north-east corner of the island. On the western point of the island there is the Pointe Fouqué and then on the southwest coast the Grand Anse, Petit Grande Anse and the small beach Anse Felix. On the southeastern coast there are the small beaches of Anse Coup de Poing and Anse Parc. There is a still a plantation house on the island, this is located near the eastern coast of the island south of the airstrip.References
External links
* [http://www.besthotelsresorts.com/fregateisland.htm Photos and info on Frégate]
* [http://www.helicopterseychelles.com/fregate.html Photos, video and articles on Frégate]
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