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Denis Supɔw (Island)

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Denis Island
Denis Island is located in Seychelles
Denis Island
Denis Island
Asase Ho Nsɛm
Beaeɛ (Location) Seychelles
Coordinates 03°48′13″S 55°40′13″E / 3.80361°S 55.67028°E / -3.80361; 55.67028Coordinates: 03°48′13″S 55°40′13″E / 3.80361°S 55.67028°E / -3.80361; 55.67028
Nsupɔw so (Archipelago) Inner Islands, Seychelles
Ɛbɛn (Adjacent to) Indian Ocean
Supɔw Dodoɔ 1
Nsupɔw akɛse (Major islands)
  • Denis Island
Area 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Ntwemu (Length) 1.8 km (1.12 mi)
ne tɛtrɛtɛ (Width) 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Mpoano (Coastline) 5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Adwumayɛ ho nhyehyɛe (Administration)
Seychelles
Ekuo (Group) Inner Islands
Kuw ketewaa bi (Sub-Group) Northern Coral Group
Mansin (Districts) La Digue and Inner Islands
Nnipa a wɔte hɔ kɛse sen biara (Largest settlement) St. Denis (pop. 80)
Nnipa dodow ho Nsɛm (Demographics)
Nnipa dodoɔ (Population) 80 (2014)
Nnipa dodow a wɔdɔɔso (Pop. density) 57.1/km2 (147.9/sq mi)
Mmusuakuw ahorow (Ethnic groups) Creole, French, East Africans, Indians.
Nsɛm foforo a ɛka ho (Additional information)
Ɛhɔ bere (Time zone)
  • SCT (UTC+4)
ISO code SC-15
Ɔmanfoɔ wɛbsaet (Official website) www.seychelles.travel/en/discover/the-islands/
Denis Supɔw Kaneadua (Denis Island Lighthouse) Edit this at Wikidata
Wɔasisi (Constructed) 1883 (first), 1910 (current)
Adesie (Construction) metal skeletal tower
Ne Tenten (Height) 27 m (89 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shape (Bɔbea) 2-stage skeletal tower with balcony and lantern[1][2]
Agyiraehyɛde ahorow white Edit this on Wikidata
Tumi fibea (Power source) solar power Edit this on Wikidata
Focal sorokɔ (Focal height) 37 m (121 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Dodoɔ (Range) 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic <span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted " title="<nowiki>flashing white light every 5 seconds</nowiki>">Fl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

Denis Supɔw no yɛ supɔw a ɛto so abien a ɛwɔ atifi fam apuei sen biara wɔ Seychelles . Ɛyɛ 60 kilometres (37 mi) wɔ Mahé atifi fam na ɛda Seychelles mpoano atifi fam ano, ne Bird Island a ɛbɛn hɔ, a ɛyɛ Seychelles supɔw a ɛwɔ atifi fam pɛɛ no. Na 1.4 kilomita coral supɔw no, wɔde Franse Po so Asraafo panyin Denis de Trobriand, a ɔhwehwɛɛ mu wɔ 1773 mu no din too so. Denis Supɔw no yɛ ankorankoro dea na ɛwɔ wimhyɛn gyinabea tiawa bi . Ɛwɔ akwamma ahomegyebea a ahɔho adan 23 wom.

Kaneadua bi a wosii wɔ 1910 mu da so ara gyina supɔw no atifi fam ano. Asɔredan bi nso wɔ hɔ a wɔato din Chapel St. Denis.

Supɔw no wɔ akutu nnua, Takamaka ne Casuarina nnua pii. Wɔ afe 2004 mu no, wɔde Seychelles fodies 47 a efi Fregate Supɔw so ne Seychelles warblers 58 a wofi Cousin Supɔw so kɔɔ Denis sɛ Abɔde Seychelles akorae adwuma bi fa.

Wɔakyerɛ supɔw no sɛ cay, wɔ Seychelles Nsupɔw no so.

Hwɛ eyi nso

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  • Kaneadua a ɛwɔ Seychelles no din

Nneɛma a wɔde kyerɛ

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Nsɛm a wɔde gyinaa so

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Abɔnten so nkitahodi ahorow

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Nhwɛsoɔ:Lighthouse identifiers

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Seychelles". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  2. NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 27 September 2016