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La Digue

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La Digue is the third largest inhabited island of the Seychelles in terms of population, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. [1]

38 relations: Africa, Aldabra, Arthropod, Cat, Coconut crab, Cocos Island, Seychelles, Copra, Districts of Seychelles, Dog, Endemism, Félicité Island, Ferry, Fody, Franco-Seychellois, Gecko, Geography of Seychelles, Giant tortoise, Granitic Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Indo-Seychellois, ISO 3166-2:SC, La Digue and Inner Islands, Lazare Picault, List of ethnic groups of Africa, List of lighthouses in Seychelles, Mahé, Seychelles, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Praslin, Rat, Sac-winged bat, Seychelles, Seychelles paradise flycatcher, Seychelles Time, Seychellois Creole people, Silhouette Island, Sunbird, Tern, Vanilla.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Aldabra

Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Cat

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.

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Coconut crab

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial hermit crab, also known as the robber crab or palm thief.

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Cocos Island, Seychelles

Cocos Islands, also called Ile Aux Cocos, are a group of small islets in the Seychelles archipelago.

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Copra

Copra is the dried meat or kernel of the coconut, which is the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).

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Districts of Seychelles

Seychelles is divided into 26 districts.

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Dog

The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the gray wolf or Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Félicité Island

Félicité Island is a small heavy forested granitic island east of La Digue in the Seychelles.

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Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

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Fody

Fodies are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.

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Franco-Seychellois

Franco-Seychellois are people of French origin living in the Seychelles.

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Gecko

Geckos are lizards belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, found in warm climates throughout the world.

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Geography of Seychelles

The Seychelles is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about east of Kenya.

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Giant tortoise

Giant tortoises are characteristic reptiles that are currently found on two groups of tropical islands: the Aldabra Atoll and Fregate Island in Seychelles and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador (a population at the Mascarene Islands was exterminated by the 1900s).

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Granitic Seychelles

The Granitic Seychelles are the islands in the Seychelles which lie in central position on the Seychelles Bank and are composed of granite rock.

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Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface).

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Indo-Seychellois

Indo-Seychellois are inhabitants of Seychelles with Indian heritage.

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ISO 3166-2:SC

ISO 3166-2:SC is the entry for Seychelles in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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La Digue and Inner Islands

La Digue and Inner Islands is one of the 26 districts of Seychelles.

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Lazare Picault

Lazare Picault (fl. mid-18th century) was a French explorer known for his exploration of islands in the Seychelles.

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List of ethnic groups of Africa

The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each population generally having its own language (or dialect of a language) and culture.

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List of lighthouses in Seychelles

This is a list of lighthouses in Seychelles.

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Mahé, Seychelles

Mahé is the largest island (157.3 km²) of Seychelles, lying in the northeast of the nation in the Indian Ocean.

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Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne

Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772), with the surname sometimes spelt Dufresne, was a Breton-born French explorer who made important discoveries in the south Indian Ocean, in Tasmania and in New Zealand.

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Praslin

Praslin is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé.

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Rat

Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents in the superfamily Muroidea.

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Sac-winged bat

The 51 species of sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute the family Emballonuridae, and can be found in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world.

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Seychelles

Seychelles (French), officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago and sovereign state in the Indian Ocean.

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Seychelles paradise flycatcher

The Seychelles paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is a rare bird from the genus of paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) within the family Monarchidae.

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Seychelles Time

Seychelles Time, or SCT, is a time zone used by the Seychelles.

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Seychellois Creole people

The Seychellois Creole people are residents who are native to Seychelles, irrespective of ancestry.

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Silhouette Island

Silhouette Island lies northwest of Mahé in the Seychelles.

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Sunbird

The sunbirds and spiderhunters make up a family, Nectariniidae, of passerine birds.

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Tern

Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.

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Vanilla

Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Digue

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