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About 1,150km south-west of Victoria, the raised atoll of Aldabra is closer to mainland Africa or Madagascar than it is to Mahé Island.
It's a unique island – a World Heritage Site – and home to many island species which are representative of the species that were once widespread across the Indian Ocean. About 10% of its species are found nowhere else on earth, including at least 20 plant species and the tiny flightless Aldabra rail.
Beneath the waves the atoll is no less interesting, and its pristine coral reefs, mangroves and sea-grass beds are being used by researchers as the closest place on the planet to being 'untouched' by visitors.
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| About 1,150km south-west of Victoria, the raised atoll of Aldabra is closer to mainland Africa or Madagascar than it is to Mahé Island. It's a unique World Heritage Site, home to many endemic island species. Visitor numbers here are very strictly limited. | |
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