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Providence Atoll
Providence Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the Seychelles. It is part of the Outer Islands, lying 710 km (383 nmi; 441 mi) southwest of the capital city, Victoria. The atoll consists of Providence Island in the north, Bancs Providence in the south, and an intervening fringing reef. It is administered as part of the Outer Islands District of the Seychelles.
Bancs Providence is also known as Cerf Island, after Le Cerf, which was one of the ships commanded by Captain Nicolas Morphey, who sighted the island (or islands) on 30 July 1756. Bancs Providence has never been permanently inhabited, though temporary huts of fishermen have been recorded as early as 1882.
The French frigate L’Heureuse was wrecked on the atoll's reefs in 1763. The crew named the atoll Providence, because it was their salvation. They were able to survive on the atoll until they were rescued.
In 1846, Charles Pridham wrote that Providence had "been granted to an inhabitant of Mauritius who has established a fishery and planted cocoa-nut trees and makes a large profit from the sale of tortoiseshell etc. He employs about forty persons. Lepers are no longer sent here….These islands will bear a few years’ cultivation, but beyond the cocoa-nut tree little will remain of further promise. Those, however, who are shipwrecked on these isles, will find water and sufficient means of existence till chance or their own resources may relieve them".
Providence Island once had a small settlement in the middle of the island, at 9°13′50″S 51°01′54″E / 9.23056°S 51.03167°E. It was inhabited by workers engaged in fishing and copra production, probably continuously from at least 1846 until late 2006, when six villagers inhabited the settlement. In late 2006, Cyclone Bondo destroyed most of the buildings and about 60 per cent of the coconut trees. Following the cyclone, the island was evacuated on 26 December 2006.
Providence Atoll has a length of 44 km (24 nmi; 27 mi) on its north-south axis, and a width of about 12 km (6 nmi; 7 mi). The total area covered by the atoll is approximately 345 km2 (101 sq nmi; 133 sq mi). The aggregate land area, however, is only 2.82 km2 (1.1 sq mi). West of the atoll, the sea bottom plunges steeply to a depth of 180 metres (591 ft) only 2.5 kilometres (1.3 nmi; 1.6 mi) beyond the fringing reef. The islands of the atoll are small, coraline, and inhospitable.
Providence Island is located in the far north of the atoll at 9°13′S 51°02′E / 9.217°S 51.033°E. It is 3.6 km (2 mi) long north-to-south, and up to 650 m (710 yd) wide at its widest part. It has the shape of a kite. The land area is 1.72 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi), with a coastline of 7.8 km (5 mi).
Bancs Providence is located in the far south of the atoll 30 km (16 nmi; 19 mi) south of Providence Island, at 09°31′59″S 50°59′10″E / 9.53306°S 50.98611°E. The land area is 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi), with a coastline of 17 km (11 mi). Bancs Providence comprises four large and about six very small islands, but its size and shape appear to be dynamic. In 1967, it was said to be a single large cay with four smaller ones, in 1905 there were seven small islands and in 1882 it comprised three small islets.
Providence Atoll
Providence Atoll is an uninhabited atoll in the Seychelles. It is part of the Outer Islands, lying 710 km (383 nmi; 441 mi) southwest of the capital city, Victoria. The atoll consists of Providence Island in the north, Bancs Providence in the south, and an intervening fringing reef. It is administered as part of the Outer Islands District of the Seychelles.
Bancs Providence is also known as Cerf Island, after Le Cerf, which was one of the ships commanded by Captain Nicolas Morphey, who sighted the island (or islands) on 30 July 1756. Bancs Providence has never been permanently inhabited, though temporary huts of fishermen have been recorded as early as 1882.
The French frigate L’Heureuse was wrecked on the atoll's reefs in 1763. The crew named the atoll Providence, because it was their salvation. They were able to survive on the atoll until they were rescued.
In 1846, Charles Pridham wrote that Providence had "been granted to an inhabitant of Mauritius who has established a fishery and planted cocoa-nut trees and makes a large profit from the sale of tortoiseshell etc. He employs about forty persons. Lepers are no longer sent here….These islands will bear a few years’ cultivation, but beyond the cocoa-nut tree little will remain of further promise. Those, however, who are shipwrecked on these isles, will find water and sufficient means of existence till chance or their own resources may relieve them".
Providence Island once had a small settlement in the middle of the island, at 9°13′50″S 51°01′54″E / 9.23056°S 51.03167°E. It was inhabited by workers engaged in fishing and copra production, probably continuously from at least 1846 until late 2006, when six villagers inhabited the settlement. In late 2006, Cyclone Bondo destroyed most of the buildings and about 60 per cent of the coconut trees. Following the cyclone, the island was evacuated on 26 December 2006.
Providence Atoll has a length of 44 km (24 nmi; 27 mi) on its north-south axis, and a width of about 12 km (6 nmi; 7 mi). The total area covered by the atoll is approximately 345 km2 (101 sq nmi; 133 sq mi). The aggregate land area, however, is only 2.82 km2 (1.1 sq mi). West of the atoll, the sea bottom plunges steeply to a depth of 180 metres (591 ft) only 2.5 kilometres (1.3 nmi; 1.6 mi) beyond the fringing reef. The islands of the atoll are small, coraline, and inhospitable.
Providence Island is located in the far north of the atoll at 9°13′S 51°02′E / 9.217°S 51.033°E. It is 3.6 km (2 mi) long north-to-south, and up to 650 m (710 yd) wide at its widest part. It has the shape of a kite. The land area is 1.72 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi), with a coastline of 7.8 km (5 mi).
Bancs Providence is located in the far south of the atoll 30 km (16 nmi; 19 mi) south of Providence Island, at 09°31′59″S 50°59′10″E / 9.53306°S 50.98611°E. The land area is 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi), with a coastline of 17 km (11 mi). Bancs Providence comprises four large and about six very small islands, but its size and shape appear to be dynamic. In 1967, it was said to be a single large cay with four smaller ones, in 1905 there were seven small islands and in 1882 it comprised three small islets.