Seychelles - Location

Seychelles lies in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar and 1,593km (995 miles) east of Mombasa, Kenya. It is between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude between 55 and 56 degrees east. The Country is an isolated archipelago of outstanding natural beauty comprising about 115 islands. About 35 islands of the "Inner Islands Group" are granitic, rocky and hilly with narrow coastal strips. The other islands are coralline and flat with elevated reefs.