WALDORF ASTORIA SEYCHELLES

Platte Island

The island is located south of the Seychelles Bank at 05°52′S 55°24′E. Coëtivy Island (also Southern Coral Group) lies 171 kilometres (106 mi) further southeast. Platte Island is located 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of Mahé, the main island of the Seychelles, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) from their capital Victoria.

The island, a low and wooded sand cay, ranges about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) from north to south, with a width from 250 metres (820 ft) in the south to 550 metres (1,800 ft) in the north and a land area of 0.578 square kilometres (0.223 sq mi). Its height is 3 m above the sea level.