Poivre Atoll Poivre Atoll Poivre Islands are a group of islands in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 268 km south of Victoria, Seychelles. Poivre was named in 1771 by Chevalier de la Biollière after Pierre Poivre, the famous "Peter Pepper" and governor of Ile de France and Réunion (then Bourbon) from 1769 to 1772. He named Florentin island for the Grey herons (Florentin being the Creole name for this species), which are nesting on the island. In 2008, the small boat channel was enlarged. In 2017, a 30-room hotel will be opened by the IDC
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