Aldabra Atoll World Heritage Site

Official name

Aldabra Atoll | UNESCO

Country

Seychelles | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

-9.4166° Lat, 46.4166° Lon | Map

Code

185

Time Zone

Indian/Mahe (+04, +0400)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1982. The atoll is comprised of four large coral islands which enclose a shallow lagoon; the group of islands is itself surrounded by a coral reef. Due to difficulties of access and the atoll's isolation, Aldabra has been protected from human influence and thus retains some 152,000 giant tortoises, the world's largest population of this reptile.