Grande Soeur Island, also called Big Sister, East Sister, is an island in the

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

archipelago, Located north of

La Digue La Digue is the third most populated island of the Seychelles, and fourth largest by land area, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. In size, it is the fourth-largest granitic island of Seychelles after Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette ...

. It is part of Iles Soeurs with Petite Soeur. It is a granitic island covered with tropical forests. The island is privately owned.

History

In the 20th century there was a small coconut plantation on the island. in 2005 the island, which was privately owned, was bought by hotel Château de Feuilles from

Praslin Island Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé in the Somali Sea. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Gran ...

. It is visited by their guests, especially for diving. recently the hotel have built a platform for helicopters, and several villas for overnight stay with a staff house.info4
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Gallery

File:Grande_Soeur.jpg File:Grande_Sœur.png, Map. File:Beach_West_Grande_Soeur.jpg, White sand beach on the East Coast. File:Petite_Soeur.jpg, Beach on the west coast, overlooking Petite Soeur.

References

Islands of La Digue and Inner Islands Private islands of Seychelles {{Seychelles-geo-stub