Geography & environment — Seychelles
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Seychelles: Africa
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Africa
- Geographic Coordinates
4 35 S, 55 40 E
- Total Area
176 Square Miles 455 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
176 Square Miles 455 Square Kilometers
- Coastline
305 Miles 491 Kilometers
Physical geography
- Terrain
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs
- Highest Point
905 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Morne Seychellois 905 m
- Lowest Point Location
Indian Ocean 0 m
- Natural Resources
fish, copra, cinnamon trees
- Irrigated Land
1 Square Miles 2 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Climate
- Climate
- tropical marine
- humid
- cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September)
- warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May)
- Terrain
Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs
- Location
archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar
- Total Area
176 Square Miles 455 Square Kilometers
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater
- Environment - International Agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements