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Curieuse Island

Curieuse Island is a small granitic 1.13 sq mi in the close to the north coast of the island of . Curieuse is notable for its bare red earth intermingled with the unique coco de mer palms, one of the cultural icons of the Seychelles, only growing on the two neighboring islands.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Île Curieuse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anse Lazio.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a beach situated in the northwest of Praslin Island, , considered by Lonely Planet to be the "best beach on Praslin", and one of the "best in the archipelago".

Curieuse Island

Latitude
-4.28424° or 4° 17′ 3″ south
Longitude
55.72837° or 55° 43′ 42″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
6H7QPP8H+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23564735
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
241361
Wiki­data ID
Q581191
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Satellite Map

Discover Curieuse Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Curieuse Island” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Curieuse”
  • Cebuano: “Curieuse”
  • Chinese: “屈里厄斯岛”
  • Chinese: “屈里厄斯島”
  • Dutch: “Curieuse”
  • Esperanto: “Curieuse”
  • Estonian: “Curieuse’i saar”
  • Estonian: “Curieuse”
  • French: “Curieuse”
  • Galician: “Curieuse”
  • Georgian: “კურიოზი”
  • German: “Curieuse”
  • Italian: “Curieuse”
  • Korean: “큐리어스섬”
  • Polish: “Curieuse Island”
  • Polish: “Curieuse”
  • Russian: “Курьёз”
  • Russian: “Кюрьёз”
  • Spanish: “Curieuse”
  • Ukrainian: “Кюр’єз”
  • Ukrainian: “Кюрьйоз”
  • Urdu: “کیوریوز جزیرہ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Anse Boudin and Anse Kerlan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Curieuse and Anse St. José.

Seychelles: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Curieuse Island”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.