For this week’s Monday Geology Picture post, I thought I would share a few last pictures from the recent holiday visit of my friends Nia and Patrick to the Seychelles. These pictures have definitely inspired me to have my own Seychelles holiday one day! Beautiful beaches, warm weather, and fascinating geology– what a perfect vacation destination!

Continuing with some pictures from the recent vacation of my friends Nia and Patrick to the Seychelles, here is a stunning sunset shot. This picture makes me want to take my own vacation to the Seychelles!

Last week I shared some pictures of Gondwana granites that were taken by my good friends Nia and Patrick on their recent holiday to the Seychelles. This week I thought I’d share a couple more pictures of Seychelles granites. Enjoy!

My good friends Nia and Patrick recently went on holiday in the Seychelles, an archipelago nation consisting of 115 islands. The Seychelles are located north of Madagascar. Along with Mauritius and Zanzibar, the Seychelles are a popular tropical vacation destination for South Africans.

Geologically, the Seychelles are very interesting. There are two types of islands in the Seychelles: young coral islands and older islands made of granite. There are approximately 40 granite islands in the “Inner Island” area, which is where the vast majority of the Seychelles population is located. The Seychelles islands are part of the Mascarene Plateau. The approximately 700 million year old granites found on some of the Seychelles islands (and on the northern Mascarene Plateau) are a fragment of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. Pretty amazing, huh?

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some of Nia and Patrick’s Seychelles pictures for my “Monday Geology Picture” posts. I hope you enjoy seeing little fragments of Gondwana! The pictures in this post were all taken on the island of La Digue.