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Amirantes
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Amirantes 

a group of 150 low coral islands in the Indian Ocean, north-northeast of Madagascar. Area, 83 sq km. They are governed by the British Seychelles. There are coconut palm plantations; the major products are copra, fish, and turtles. The Amirantes were discovered in 1502 by the Portuguese, who named them Ilnas de Almirante (Admiral’s Islands) in honor of Vasco da Gama.
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They had left the Seychelles on October 22 and were going on a 150 nautical-mile passage southwest to the Amirante Islands, en route to Tanzania," an agency spokeswoman said.
Somali pirates holding British couple by AFP / AFP European Edition
They had left the Seychelles on October 22 and were going on a 150 nautical-mile passage southwest to the Amirante Islands, en route to Tanzania," an agency spokeswoman said.
Somali pirates holding British couple by AFP / AFP Global Edition
They had left the Seychelles on October 22 and were going on a 150 nautical-mile passage southwest to the Amirante Islands, en route to Tanzania," an agency spokeswoman said.
British couple held by Somali pirates by AFP / AFP European Edition
 
 
 
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