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Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Seychelles
Date of Inscription: 1983
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Property : 20.0000 ha
Praslin Island, 50km north-east of Mahé.
S4 19 45.012 E55 44 15
Ref: 261

Brief Description

In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state. The famous coco de mer, from a palm-tree once believed to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom.

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