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Conception Island, Bahamas
Conception Island is an islet located in the Bahamas. It is and reaches above sea level. It is an important rookery for nesting seabirds and hatching site for green turtles. It is uninhabited and protected as part of the Conception Island National Park. In 2015, a species of Boidae, boa called the Conception Bank silver boa (''Chilabothrus argentum'') was found to occur here; the new species is endemic to Conception as well as its satellite islets. See also * Geography of the Bahamas References External links * Diving at Conception Island Uninhabited islands of the Bahamas {{bahamas-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conception Island, Seychelles
Conception Island is a small island (0.603 km2) in the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ... 2 km west of Mahé. Conception contained a coconut plantation until the mid-1970s; today it is uninhabited. Conception Island, along with its sister island Thérèse Island, is part of Port Glaud district of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles. Recently the island has been created as a wildlife reserve. It is the home of the extremely rare Seychelles white-eye and other birds such as the Seychelles kestrel, Seychelles blue pigeon and the Malagasy turtle-dove. It also has two species of gecko. Image gallery File:Seychelles large map.jpg, Map 1 File:SC-Port Glaud.png, District Map References External links Official Conception Island Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |