Seychelles (Capital: Victoria)
The First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy reached Port Victoria, Seychelles as part of long-range training deployment in the South West Indian Ocean Region.
Political Features
- It is an archipelago consisting of 155 islands in the western Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar.
- It is the smallest African country in terms of both area and population.
Geographical Features
- Islands sit atop the submarine Mascarene Plateau.
- It includes 42 granitic and 113 coralline islands (largest- Mahe)
- It is divided into 5 island groups: Amirantes Group; Southern Coral Group; Alphonse Group; Farquhar Group and Aldabra Group.
- Terrain: Mahe Group is volcanic with narrow coasts and hilly interior; others are relatively flat coral atolls, or elevated reefs.