Frégate Island, private island in the Inner Islands, Seychelles

Frégate Island is a granitic island in Seychelles, 55 km east of Mahé, covering 2.07 km². Its highest point, Mount Signal, rises 125 m in the central west. The island is covered with takamaka, cashew and Indian almond trees, and its north coast includes Anse Victorin, Anse Maquereau and Anse Bambous.

The island was named in the 18th century by explorer Lazare Picault after the frigatebirds that nested there in large numbers. Since then, it has evolved into a private destination while maintaining its focus on preserving the natural wildlife that inspired its name.

Lazare Picault named the island for its frigatebirds. The plantation era cleared most native woodland over 200 years, and today a conservation team has replanted over 10,000 indigenous trees, including the rare Wright's Gardenia and Indian Mulberry. The island's flora nursery, created in 2009, is the largest in Seychelles.

Frégate Island Airport has a 502-metre dirt runway, and there is also a helicopter landing pad. Boats must use the island's own harbour and produce a rat-free licence, as the island is kept entirely pest free. On the island, transport is by golf buggy, bicycle or on foot.

The island is home to the flightless Fregate Island giant tenebrionid beetle, the Fregate Island Enid snail and several millipede species found nowhere else. Its pest-free status is guarded so strictly that boats need a rat-free licence before landing.