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About the country

Land Regions : North Island - 12.5 kms long & 1.5 km wide
South Island - 7 kms long & 4.5 km wide

Main Villages : Vingt Cinq Village (North Island)

Coordinates: 10°26' S, 56°40' E

Population : 300

Climate : Hot & humid climate

Wildlife : Mangrove swamps cover both islands.
In contrast to the richness of marine life , few inland animal
inhabit the islands. Ibis is a unique bird that could be found there.

Official language : English
Spoken Language : Creole
Dominating Religion : Roman Catholic

HISTORY
The twin islands of Agalega may have been known to the Malays and to the Arabs. They may also have been known to the Portugese, those tireless sailors who scoured the Indian Ocean in the XVIth century. It may equally be true that, when in 1512 Don Pedro de Masceranhas visited the already known Archipelago of Mauritius and Bourbon and called them by the collective name of the Mascarenes, he also gave the names of Agalega and Ste. Marie (off the East coast of Madagascar) in honour of two of his ships, "Le Galega" and "Santa Maria".

Geographical

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Crew Members


01. HB9BQI Rene
02. HB9BQW Christine
03. HB9BXE Hans-Peter
04. HB9CRV Hermann
05. HB9HFN Cedric
06. HB9JAI Karl
07. HB9JBI Friedhelm
08. HB9AAQ Fred
09. CT1AGF Luis
10. CT1EVP Antonio
11. DL3KUD Matthias
12. DL6UAA Mart
13. F6HMJ Jack
14. G3KHZ Derek
15. NK6F Ken
16. N3SL Steve
17. SP9RTI Stefan
18. 3B8CF Jacky
19. 4X1DX Seth
20. 4Z5FL Leonid
21. 4X4NJ Riki

Travel plan

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Camp plan

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aditional Information please see our bulletin page

Last update: May 13, 2001