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- 1. Island of Marvels Feb 9, 2011
- David Attenborough explores the unique wildlife of Madagascar.
- 2. Lost Worlds Feb 16, 2011
- The eastern portion of the island is home to ring-tailed lemurs, jeweled geckos and predatory wasps.
- 3. Land of Heat and Dust Feb 23, 2011
- Investigating the mysterious and unique wildlife of the dry southern lands of Madagascar.
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country comprising the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island, the second-largest island country and the 46th largest country in the world. [14]
Aug 19, 2024 · Madagascar, island country lying off the southeastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.
Dec 5, 2023 · Madagascar is an island country of Africa. It is located around 400 km off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean with the nearest mainland African country being Mozambique. It is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres of the Earth.
Aug 7, 2024 · world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel; despite Madagascar’s close proximity to the African continent, ocean currents isolate the island resulting in high rates of endemic plant and animal species; approximately 90% of the flora and fauna on the island are found nowhere else.
Apr 18, 2017 · Madagascar: an island unlike any other. Lying in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, the island of Madagascar has evolved in splendid isolation for more than 80 million years; the result is a unique and startling world full of upside-down trees, stone forests and, of course, lemurs.
Lemurs, baobabs, rainforest, desert, hiking and diving: Madagascar is a dream destination for outdoors enthusiasts – half the fun is getting to all these incredible attractions.
History of Madagascar, a survey of the notable events and people in the history of Madagascar, an island country lying off the southeastern coast of Africa in the southwestern Indian Ocean, separated from the African coast by the Mozambique Channel.
FAST FACTS. OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Madagascar. FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Semi-presidential republic. CAPITAL: Antananarivo. POPULATION: 25,570,895. OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Malagasy, French. MONEY:...
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Located off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar is the world’s fifth largest island; at 144 million acres, it’s almost the size of Texas. Madagascar’s climate is tropical along the coast, temperate inland, and arid in the south.
Dec 1, 2023 · Situated off the southeast coast of Africa, Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. Having developed in isolation, the island nation is famed for its unique wildlife....