Boudeuse Cay

Boudeuse Cay
Nickname: King Ross Cay
	Boudeuse Cay Location of Boudeuse Cay in Seychelles
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	06°05′S 52°53′E / 6.083°S 52.883°E
Archipelago	Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Boudeuse Cay;
Area	0.03 km2 (0.012 sq mi)
Length	0.28 km (0.174 mi)
Width	0.11 km (0.068 mi)
Coastline	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Highest elevation	4.6 m (15.1 ft)
Administration
	Seychelles
Group	Outer Islands
Sub-Group	Amirante Islands
Districts	Outer Islands District
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4);
ISO code	SC-26
Official website	www.virtualseychelles.sc/index.php/culture/2013-08-21-09-23-55/seychelles-archipelago-part-v

Boudeuse Cay is an uninhabited islet lying at the western edge of the Amirantes group, of the Outer Islands of the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean. It is located with a distance of 332 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.

History

Boudeuse Cay was named after a ship used in Bougainville's famous voyage round the world, from 1766 to 1769. It was explored and named by the Chevalier du Roslan in 1771.

Geography

Boudeuse Cay is the farthest southwestern feature on Amirante Bank, and the westernmost island of the chain. It is a one hectare sandstone platform island, 4.6 m high. There is a small sandy beach, but it is difficult to land because of heavy swells even during calm weather. The island has no trees, and no introduced vegetation, possibly making it one of the most pristine cays in the area.

Demographics

Boudeuse Cay is uninhabited.

Administration

The island belongs to Outer Islands District.^[1]

Flora & Fauna

Boudeuse is one of the most pristine tropical coral cays in the world, with no introduced vegetation. ^[2]

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding population of about 4000 pairs of masked boobies. Green and hawksbill sea turtles nest there.^[3]

In 2013, a small colony of brown boobies was discovered during a visit by scientists from Island Conservation Society. Once a widespread breeding species in Seychelles, the brown booby was wiped out except for a small number surviving at Cosmoledo. This is the first recorded recolonization of a Seychelles island by this species.

Image gallery

Map 1
District Map

References

^ District map
^ Skerrett, A. (2018). Outer Islands of Seychelles. Camerapix. ISBN 9781904722649.
^ "Boudeuse Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

External links

2010 Sailing directions

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[1] District map

[Skerrett_A.,_Payet_M.,_Pool,_T.,_Skerrett,_J._and_Mortimer,_J._A._2018-2] Skerrett, A. (2018). Outer Islands of Seychelles. Camerapix. ISBN 9781904722649.

[bli-3] "Boudeuse Island". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-08-17.

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