Félicité Island is a heavy forested granitic island east of
La Digue in the
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...
. It is the fifth-largest island in the Seychelles archipelago, measuring .
Until the 1970s it was a coconut plantation that had a population of about 50. In the late 19th century, Félicité was home to Sultan Abdullah of
Perak
Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...
, who was exiled there by the British.
In 2007, the Seychelles government granted a 99-year lease for the then-uninhabited island, which was taken over by
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
an real estate developer Kishore Buxani in 2013. Buxani and Mukesh Valabhji, a Seychellois developer, started the construction of a resort in mid-2013. Today, the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort, with 30 villas and a spa, covers a third of the island.
Félicité and four granitic neighboring islands are considered "satellite islands" of La Digue. These four islands are routinely visited by tourists:
* Ile Cocos, a tiny islet (.017 km
2) off the north coast of Félicité which has been part of a marine park since 1996.
* Les Soeurs (The Sisters), which consists of Grande Soeur at and Petite Soeur at . For much of the 20th century they were coconut plantations.
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* Marianne Island, an island of east of Félicité. The southern tip of Marianne is considered a "world class" diving location.
Félicité.jpg, Félicité.
Felicite_saar.png, Map.
References
External links
Aerial photo of Félicité
Islands of La Digue and Inner Islands
Somali Sea
Private islands of Seychelles
Leasehold islands
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