Madagascar - Wikipedia
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] Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
Madagascar | History, Population, Languages, Map, & Facts
6 天之前 · 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.
Madagascar - The World Factbook
5 天之前 · Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique. 20 00 S, 47 00 E. Africa. comparison ranking: total 49. almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Arizona. total: 0 km. 4,828 km. tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south. narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center.
Madagascar Maps & Facts - World Atlas
2023年12月5日 · 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.
Madagascar - Colonization, Merina Kingdom, Trade | Britannica
6 天之前 · Madagascar - Colonization, Merina Kingdom, Trade: Archaeological investigations in the 20th century indicated that human settlers reached Madagascar about 700 ce. Although the huge island lies geographically close to Bantu-speaking Africa, its language, Malagasy, belongs to the distant Western Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian ...
Madagascar - The World Factbook
2023年12月12日 · 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
Madagascar country profile - BBC News
2023年12月1日 · 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.
History of Madagascar | Events, Dates, People, & Facts | Britannica
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.
Madagascar - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project
Madagascar is situated in the southwestern area of the Indian Ocean, east of the coast of Africa, about 400 km off the coast of Mozambique. The island is recognized as one of the world's top ten hotspots for biodiversity.
Madagascar - The World Factbook
2021年12月16日 · 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