The Amirante Islands are a group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
NASA astronaut image of St. Joseph Atoll and D'Arros Island.
Desroches Island from the southwest
Poivre Atoll from the south
Marie Louise Island
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