 |
| Name |
African
Banks |
|
| Type |
Outer Island |
|
| Population |
0 |
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| Information |
Almost
200 kilometres due west of Mahé’s southern tip is the
most northern island of the Amirantes. This
is African Banks. During
the southeast trades, African Banks teems
with seabirds. It holds the second largest surviving colony of Sooty
Terns in the Amirantes and one of the few Indian Ocean breeding sites
for Roseate Tern, Crested Tern and Black-naped Tern in the western
Indian Ocean. However, it suffers greatly from poaching and in recent
years it is believed that nesting success of most birds has been
very low. |
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