Moresby Island

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Moresby Island

Peros Banhos
(British Indian Ocean Territory)

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Location: 5°14’15"S, 71°49’36"E
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Population: 0

Moresby Island is an island of Peros Banhos, a coral ring atoll in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The island is on the northern reefs of the atoll, and is itself the northernmost of the atoll's islands. It stands beside Île de la Passe to the west, on the same raised reef platform.

This is the only island of Peros Banhos usually chartered with an English name; Seacow Island appearing most frequently by the French 'Île Vache Marine'.


Peros Banhos in the British Indian Ocean Territory

Northern reef: Île de la Passe • Moresby Island • Île Saint-Brandon • Île Parasol • Île Longue • Grande Île Bois Mangue • Petite Île Bois Mangue • Île Manoël • Île Animaux
Western reef: Île Diamant • Grande Île Mapou • Petite Île Mapou • Île Diable • Île Pierre • Île Manon • Île Verte • Île Finon • Grande Soeur • Petite Soeur • Île Poule • Île Gabrielle • Île Monpâtre • Île Anglaise • Île du Coin • Mapou de l'Île du Coin • Île Fouquet • Seacow Island
Eastern reef: Coin du Mire • Grande Île Coquillage • Petite Île Coquillage • Île Yeye