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seychelles
AFRICA
Beaches in the Seychelles—155 islands in the
Indian Ocean almost 1,000 miles (around
1,500 km) from the African coast—are some
of the most photographed in the world,
and no wonder, given their matchless azure
seas, teeming coral reefs, and fine, pale pink
sands. They are made all the more beautiful
by the rounded boulders that character-
ize much of the archipelago, wave sculpted
from granite that formed 700 million years
ago, making this some of the most ancient
rock on Earth and the Seychelles the oldest
islands of any ocean.
DON’T MISS
Anse Source d’Argent on La Digue is the finest
among many fine beaches, but don’t overlook the
islands’ interior beauty, notably the Vallée de Mai on
Praslin, a habitat for the coco-de-mer, a palm with
the largest seed in the plant kingdom.
Granite-strewn beaches in the Republic of Seychelles
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