West Island

Picard Island, is part of the . As the third largest island within the , it is situated 1,150 kilometres southwest of the nation's capital, .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Seychelles
  • Also known as: Picard Island

West Island

Latitude
-9.38302° or 9° 22′ 59″ south
Longitude
46.21742° or 46° 13′ 3″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6H28J688+QX
Geo­Names ID
241128
Wiki­data ID
Q3593172
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Twi—“West Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Picard
  • Dutch: Île Picard
  • French: Ile Picard
  • French: île Picard
  • French: Île Picard
  • French: Picard Island
  • French: West Island
  • German: Picard
  • German: West Island
  • Hausa: Tsibirin Picard
  • Italian: isola di Picard
  • Italian: Isola di Picard
  • Japanese: ピカール島
  • Twi: Atɔe Supɔw (West Island)
  • Twi: Picard Supɔw

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