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Geography and Environment of Seychelles
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Seychelles.
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs
- Climate
- tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
- Highest Point
- 905 — Morne Seychellois 905 m
- Lowest Point
- Indian Ocean 0 m
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- fish, copra, cinnamon trees
- Natural Hazards
- lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater
- International Agreements
- party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements