Conception Island is a small island (0.603 km
2) 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.
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Image gallery
File:Seychelles large map.jpg, Map 1
File:SC-Port Glaud.png, District Map
References
External links
Official Conception Island Guide
National Bureau of Statistics
Mahe Map 2015
Info on the island
Islands of Port Glaud
Uninhabited islands of Seychelles
Important Bird Areas of Seychelles
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