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Oceanic Islands

What is an Oceanic Island?

The Oceanic islands are the most isolated parts of land on earth. They are completely surrounded by vast stretches of water. The ocean temperature stays much the same year- round so most of the islands do not experience extreme temperature ranges.

Map of Seychelles













Map of Seychelles

Coco-de-Mer seed
Coco-de-Mer seed
At the Eden Project the protected species include the rare Coco-de-Mer from the Seychelles. It seeds are the largest in the world. (As can be seen on the left) The Eden project is working with the Seychelles government to safeguard its future.
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