Bertaut Reef

Bertaut Reef is an island in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 271 km south of Victoria, Seychelles.

Geography
Bertaut Reef is about 25 km SSW of St. Joseph Atoll and 13.5 km north of Poivre Atoll. Desroches Island is 50 km to the east. The reef measures 8.4 km northwest-southeast, and is up to 3.4 km wide in the southeastern part, and up to 2.7 km in the northwestern part. It covers an area in excess of 20 km2. Only in the south and southeast waves break over a shallow reef edge. Bertaut Reef has a small uninhabited and unvegetated sand cay on its southern part, with an area of about 3000 m2. The reef is steep and the sea breaks heavily over its edge.

Administration
The island belongs to Outer Islands District.