title: Southern Coral Group
text: # Southern Coral Group
  
  Southern Coral Group is a collective term for two islands of Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the south of the island nation, between 135 and 300 kilometers south of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.
  
  ## Islands
  
  Two widely separated islands, with a distance of 171 km from one another, make up the Southern Coral Group. They are both sand cays, situated on the northeastern sides of pseudo-atolls:
  
  * Île Platte in the north
  * Coëtivy Island in the southeast
  
  ## Population
  
  Both islands are inhabited. The main settlement is on Coëtivy Island.
  
  