L'Islette Island is an island in Seychelles, located 120 meters from the eastern coast of the island of
Mahe, in the bay of
Port Glaud. It is also near
Thérèse Island
Thérèse Island is a small island off the western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. It has 700 m long white sand beaches, with numerous coconut palms. It has two rocky peaks which resemble a giant's staircase, the tallest, Thérèse Peak, bein ...
which lies to its southwest and Petite Island which lies to its east. L'Islette Island is a granite island densely covered with tropical vegetation (trees and shrubs).
Administration
The island belongs to
Port Glaud District.
Tourism
Today, the island's main industry is tourism. It once had a restaurant managed by Constance Ephelia resort on nearby
Mahe, but today it is closed. The island was recently purchased by local entrepreneur
Mary Geers who plans to build a resort on the island, but meanwhile she is filming the reality
The island of love
''The Island of Love'' (French: ''L'île d'amour'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Tino Rossi, Édouard Delmont and Josseline Gaël.Rège p.166 A Corsican fisherman becomes ensnared by a sophisticated woman and f ...
from Russian channel
TNT
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on the island.
Reality show
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Image gallery
File:Seychelles large map.jpg, Map 1
File:SC-Port Glaud.png, District Map
File:Bateaux@AnseL’Islette.jpg, Bateaux@AnseL’Islette
File:AnseL’Islette.jpg, AnseL’Islette
References
External links
National Bureau of Statistics
Mahe Map 2015
Info on the island
Islands of Port Glaud
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