Aldabra Atoll
Also known as Aldabra, Aldabran, Atoll d'Aldabra, Îles Aldabra, Ilha Dara, Réserve spéciale d'Aldabra
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).
Region
Africa
Seychelles
Inscribed
1982
Area
35,000 ha
In preparation
A full profile of Aldabra Atoll is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aldabra Atoll is about 430 km north-east of Moroni.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dzaoudzi · about 32,000 peopleabout 400 km south
- Moroni · about 129,000 peopleabout 430 km south-west
- Antsiranana · about 83,000 peopleabout 450 km south-east
- Andoany · about 23,000 peopleabout 490 km south-east
- Ambanja · about 31,000 peopleabout 520 km south-east
- Antsohihy · about 21,000 peopleabout 630 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ComorosCultural425 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Aldabra Atoll yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)