Thérèse Island

Thérèse Island
	Thérèse Island
Geography
Location	Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates	4°40′S 55°24′E / 4.667°S 55.400°E / -4.667; 55.400
Archipelago	Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Thérèse;
Area	0.762 km2 (0.294 sq mi)
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Coastline	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Highest elevation	164 m (538 ft)
Highest point	Thérèse
Administration
	Seychelles
Group	Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group	Mahe Islands
Sub-Group	Port Glaud Islands
Districts	Port Glaud
Largest settlement	Thérèse
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4);
ISO code	SC-21
Official website	www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

Thérèse Island is a small island off the western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. It has 700 m long white sand beaches, with numerous coconut palms. It has two rocky peaks which resemble a giant's staircase, the tallest, Thérèse Peak, being 164 metres (538 feet) above sea level. There is a reef protecting the south shore of the island. Thérèse Island, along with its sister island Conception Island, is part of Port Glaud district of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles.

The island is uninhabited but tourists frequently visit it for its water-sports including scuba diving, snorkeling, water skiing, sailing, windsurfing, and deep sea fishing.^[1]

There is a restaurant on the island serving Creole cuisine.