| ALDABRA ATOLL jpg[150×354] Having now returned from our Seychelles holiday I thought that I would write to tell you how much we enjoyed it it really was first class thank you for the arrangements all in all it Publishing origin | |
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| aldabra atoll and assumpti[300×328] in the Seychelles It is the third largest island of the Aldabra Atoll in the Aldabra Group of islands 1000 kilometres southwest of the country s capital Victoria Seychelles 9 4 km² Smaller islands Additionally there are some forty smaller islands and rocks all inside the lagoon Publishing origin | |
| aldabra ile jpg[600×400] siècle les îles furent conquises par la marine britannique Elle éveilla la curiosité des naturalistes dont Charles Darwin Atoll d Aldabra By Johnny Shaw Licence Publishing origin | |
| aldabra tortue jpg[562×630] jusqu à la fin des années 50 Consommer une tortue géante lors des grands festins était une tradition seychelloise Tortue géante d Aldabra By Drew Avery Licence Publishing origin | |
| Aldabra Atoll[200×180] Quick Facts Publishing origin | |
| NASA Aldabra Atoll jpg[400×300] point of Madagascar and 1150 km southwest of Mahé the principal island of the Seychelles archipelago Click below to read more about this fascinating island and its unique life forms Image source The atoll is the second largest in the world after Kiritimati It is 34 km long 14 5 km wide up to 8 meters above sea level and has a land area of 155 4 km² The lagoon Publishing origin | |
| Aldabra turtle[360×270] numbering some 100 000 The atoll is also known for its green turtles hawksbill turtles and birds including the Aldabra rail the last surviving flightless bird of the Indian Ocean region Aldabra Tortoise Aldabra was visited by Portuguese navigators in 1511 The islands were already known to the Arabs from whom they get their name In the middle of the 18th century they Publishing origin | |
| aldabra 02 jpg[550×243] maintenu à l abri des influences humaines cet atoll compte une population de 150 000 tortues géantes et est classé au patrimoine mondial de l humanité par l UNESCO depuis 1982 On dénombre également des tortues vertes Chelonia mydas des tortues imbriquées Eretmochelys imbricata et quelques oiseaux dont le Râle de Cuvier Dryolimnas cuvieri Publishing origin | |
| aldabra tortoise jpg[251×186] Range Total wild restricted to the Aldabra Atoll a small group of coral islands in the Indian Ocean Habitat Publishing origin |