Cousin Island
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Cousin Island is a small granitic island in the Seychelles renowned as a protected nature reserve and important seabird and turtle nesting site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cousine Island | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| area |
0.34 square kilometres
ⓘ
34 hectares ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| conservationFocus |
marine turtles
ⓘ
restoration of native vegetation ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| country | Seychelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | special reserve ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| distanceFromPraslin | about 2 kilometres ⓘ |
| formerOwner | BirdLife International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nature Seychelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
beaches
ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ native woodland ⓘ rocky shore ⓘ |
| humanSettlement | no permanent residents ⓘ |
| IBAStatus | Important Bird Area ⓘ |
| importantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ turtle nesting ⓘ |
| islandType | granitic island ⓘ |
| legalProtection | Seychelles national park legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Inner Islands of Seychelles NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Cousin group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementObjective |
ecotourism
ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| nearestIsland | Praslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first island-wide restoration projects in the Seychelles ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
fairy tern
ⓘ
green sea turtle ⓘ hawksbill sea turtle ⓘ lesser noddy NERFINISHED ⓘ wedge-tailed shearwater NERFINISHED ⓘ white-tailed tropicbird ⓘ |
| ownership | Republic of Seychelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cousin Island Special Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedFor |
coastal forest ecosystem
ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
| RamsarStatus | Ramsar site ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cousine Island