The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 km (430 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

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Farquhar Group

Farquhar Group: Providence Atoll at the top, St. Pierre Island to the left and the Farquhar Atoll at the bottom
Farquhar Group Location of the Farquhar Group in Seychelles
Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	10°10′S 51°10′E
Archipelago	Seychelles
Area	13.567 km2 (5.238 sq mi)
Administration
Seychelles
Grwp	Outer Islands
Sub-Group	Farquhar Group
Districts	Outer Islands District
Largest settlement	Grande Poste (pop. 20)
Demographics
Population	20 (2016)
Pop. density	1.56/km2 (4.04/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Additional information
Time zone	SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code	SC-26
Official website	www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/outer-islands

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The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 12.837 km² (4.956 sq mi), but the total area of the atolls measures about 370 km² (140 sq mi).

The group consists of two atolls and one separate island. In addition, there are a couple of submerged reefs in the area:

1. Farquhar Atoll (with two larger and about eight smaller islets)
2. Providence Atoll (with 2 islets, Providence Island and Cerf Island)
3. St. Pierre Island
4. Wizard Reef
5. Umzinto Bank (submerged)
6. Bulldog Bank (submerged)
7. McLeod Bank (submerged)

There is one settlement, located on Île du Nord (North Island) of Farquhar Atoll. There is an abandoned village on Providence Island of Providence Atoll. There are records of Maldivian mariner presence in the group from the 20th century, when a trading vessel from southern Maldives lost its course and reached Providence Atoll.^[1]

The oonopid monotypic spider species Farqua quadrimaculata is the only known spider that is endemic to the Farquhar Islands.^[2]