Madagascar, the unbelievable island

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Madagascar has world class tourism assets, and a high potential for tourism because of its biodiversity, unique wildlife, and long coastline. It is the world's fourth largest island, with almost 5,000 km (3,107 mi) of coastline and a large continental shelf equal to 20% of the island's land area. Tourism is concentrated in three areas; around the Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, and the islands of Nosy Be in the northwest and Île Sainte-Marie to the east, where beach tourism is the main tourist attraction.

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Published: 2012-04-26 06:00:00 UTC

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Avenue of the Baobabs

The Avenue or Alley of the Baobabs is a prominent group of baobab trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belon'i Tsiribihina in the Menabe region in western Madagascar.

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Tsingy de Bemaraha

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located near the western coast of Madagascar in Melaky Region. The area was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 due to the unique geography, preserved mangrove forests, and wild bird and lemur populations.

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Radiated tortoise

The radiated tortoise is a species in the family Testudinidae. Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can be also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius.

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Lily waterfalls near Ampefy

Ampefy is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soavinandriana, which is a part of Itasy Region.

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Ring-tailed lemur

The ring-tailed lemur is a large strepsirrhine primate and the most recognized lemur due to its long, black and white ringed tail. It belongs to Lemuridae, one of five lemur families. It is the only member of the Lemur genus. Like all lemurs it is endemic to the island of Madagascar.

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Nosy Be

Coming back home after picking up Ylang-Ylang.

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Adansonia

Adansonia is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and one to Australia. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island. A typical common name is baobab.

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Panther chameleon

The Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) is a species of chameleon. It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.