Английская Википедия:Félicité Island

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Шаблон:Infobox islands Félicité Island is a heavy forested granitic island Шаблон:Convert east of La Digue in the Seychelles. It is the fifth-largest island in the Seychelles archipelago, measuring Шаблон:Convert.[1]

Until the 1970s it was a coconut plantation that had a population of about 50. In the late 19th century, Félicité was home to Sultan Abdullah of Perak, who was exiled there by the British.

In 2007, the Seychelles government granted a 99-year lease for the then-uninhabited island, which was taken over by Singaporean real estate developer Kishore Buxani in 2013. Buxani and Mukesh Valabhji, a Seychellois developer, started the construction of a resort in mid-2013. Today, the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort, with 30 villas and a spa, covers a third of the island.[2][3][4]

Félicité and four granitic neighboring islands are considered "satellite islands" of La Digue. These four islands are routinely visited by tourists:

  • Ile Cocos, a tiny islet (.017 km²) off the north coast of Félicité which has been part of a marine park since 1996.
  • Les Soeurs (The Sisters), which consists of Grande Soeur at Шаблон:Convert and Petite Soeur at Шаблон:Convert. For much of the 20th century they were coconut plantations.[5][6]
  • Marianne Island, an island of Шаблон:Convert east of Félicité. The southern tip of Marianne is considered a "world class" diving location.

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External links

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