Platte Island or Île Platte is an island in the Southern Coral Group that is part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
NASA astronaut image of Platte Island (Seychelles) in the Indian Ocean
Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa as well as the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
The first Europeans to discover the Seychelles were the 4th Portuguese India Armada, led by Vasco da Gama.
Victoria, Seychelles 1900s
Victoria, the capital of Seychelles
President James Michel in his office in Victoria, 2009