Social Studies: Mahé Island and Jellyfish Tree
Beach at Mahé Island, Seychelles.
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean of the east coast of Africa. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population.
Mahé was first visited by the British in 1609 and not visited by Europeans again until Lazare Picault's expedition of 1742. Mahé remained a French possession until 1812 when it became a British colony. It remained a colony until 1976 when Seychelles became an independent nation.
Like the rest of Seychelles, Mahé is a popular tourist attraction with beautiful beaches, mountains and forests. The capital city Victoria has great shopping. But another thing that makes Mahé special are the native plants found only in Seychelles. One example is the Jellyfish Tree, the flowers resembling jellyfish.
The plant was thought to be extinct until a few individuals were discovered in the 1970s.
Jellyfish Tree foliage and flowers.
Sources: Wikipedia
go2africa.com
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Wish there was more interesting content...something that made me want to visit. But other than that, great!
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