Wizard Reef
SobriquetRécif Wizard
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates08°48′S 51°03′E
ArchipelagoSeychelles
WaterbodyIndian Ocean
Total islands1
Major islandsWizard
Area0.02 km²
Elevation0.1 m
CountrySeychelles
GroupOuter Islands
Country admin divisions title 1Sub-Group
Country admin divisions 1Farquhar Group
Country admin divisions title 2Districts
Country admin divisions 2Outer Islands District
Population0
Population as of2014
Density0 km²
Ethnic groupsCreole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Time zoneSCT (UTC+4)
WebsiteOfficial Webpage
ISO codeSC-26

Wizard Reef (French: Récif Wizard) is a coral reef in the Farquhar Group in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. It is 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

History

Wizard Reef was named after Fairfax Moresby's ship Wizard, which visited the reef in 1822.[1]

Geography

Wizard Reef is roughly elliptical. It measures 1.7 km (0.92 nmi; 1.1 mi) east-to–west and 1.2 km (0.65 nmi; 0.75 mi) north-to–south, covering an area of about 1.6 km2 (0.47 sq nmi; 0.62 sq mi). The land mass is barely 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi). It is barely above water, as the sea breaks heavily over it.[2] The reef's islet is in the western half. The location is 41 km (22 nmi; 25 mi) north of the northern tip of Providence Atoll.

Administration

Wizard Reef belongs to Outer Islands District.[3]

Flora and fauna

The islet has many hawksbill turtles nesting.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine". www.botany.hawaii.edu. Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ^ "Wayback Machine". msi.nga.mil. Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine". www.virtualseychelles.sc. Archived 2008-11-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  4. ^ Mortimer, Jeanne A. (1984). Marine Turtles in the Republic of the Seychelles: Status and Management : Report on Project 1809 (1981-1984). IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-901-3.