Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
World Heritage Site
- Official name
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Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve |
UNESCO
- Country
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Seychelles |
Map
- Continent
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Africa
- Location
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Praslin Island
-4.3291° Lat, 55.7375° Lon |
Map
- Code
- 261
- Time Zone
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Indian/Mahe (+04, +0400)
- Current Time
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- Category
- Natural
- Description
- Inscribed 1983. In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state. The famous
coco de mer
, from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom.
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