Booby is an island in Seychelles, lying north of Praslin and south of Aride Island. It has an area of 2.3 hectares. Booby Island is a high granite rock, densely covered with tropical vegetation. The name of the island was given through numerous flocks of boobies that nest on the island. The island is uninhabited.

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Booby Island

Nickname: Ile Aux Fous
Booby Island
Geography
Location	Seychelles, Indian Ocean
Coordinates	4.26°S 55.673°E / -4.26; 55.673
Archipelago	Inner Islands, Seychelles
Adjacent to	Indian Ocean
Total islands	1
Major islands	Booby
Area	0.023 km2 (0.0089 sq mi)
Length	0.17 km (0.106 mi)
Width	0.16 km (0.099 mi)
Coastline	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Highest elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Administration
Seychelles
Group	Inner Islands
Sub-Group	Granitic Seychelles
Sub-Group	Praslin Islands
Districts	Grand'Anse Praslin
Demographics
Population	0 (2014)
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-14
Official website	www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/

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The island is visited by tourists for its wide variety of underwater creatures like fish, sharks and rays.

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