Félicité Island

Félicité Island is a heavy forested granitic island east of La Digue in the Seychelles. It is the fifth-largest island in the Seychelles archipelago, measuring .

Until the 1970s it was a coconut plantation that had a population of about 50. In the late 19th century, Félicité was home to Sultan Abdullah of Perak, who was exiled there by the British.

In 2007, the Seychelles government granted a 99-year lease for the then-uninhabited island, which was taken over by Singaporean real estate developer Kishore Buxani in 2013. Buxani and Mukesh Valabhji, a Seychellois developer, started the construction of a resort in mid-2013. Today, the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort, with 30 villas and a spa, covers a third of the island.

Félicité and four granitic neighboring islands are considered "satellite islands" of La Digue. These four islands are routinely visited by tourists:

• Île Cocos, a tiny islet (.017 km²) off the north coast of Félicité which has been part of a marine park since 1996.
• Les Soeurs (The Sisters), which consists of Grande Soeur at and Petite Soeur at . For much of the 20th century they were coconut plantations.
• Marianne Island, an island of east of Félicité. The southern tip of Marianne is considered a "world class" diving location.

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• Aerial photo of Félicité