Largest World Countries: madagascar
Madagascar or Republic of Madagascar older name Malagasy Republic French R publique malgache is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa The main island also called Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world and is home to 5 of the world's plant and animal species of which more than 80 are endemic to Madagascar As part of East Gondwana the territory of Madagascar split from Africa approximately 160 million years ago the island of Madagascar was created when it separated from the Indian subcontinent 80 to 100 million years ago The written history of Madagascar begins in the 7th century Large chiefdoms began to dominate considerable areas of the island Among these were the Sakalava chiefdoms of the Menabe centred in what is now the town of Morondava and of Boina centred in what is now the provincial capital of Mahajanga Majunga The influence of the Sakalava extended across what are now the provinces of…Read More about madagascar at WikiPedia
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I'm doing this thing on madagascar in french . . does anybody know any famous 'madagasions?' :P tar.
Answer:Voilà l'histoire de Madagascar. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_de_Madagascar avec une liste de ces celebritees.
do you know any thing fun or fascinating about madagascar i have a report due in a week and i need some info
Answer:Try the following links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/madagascar www.cia.gov/redirects/factbookredirect.html www.air-mad.com www.wildmadagascar.org
i have a new house plant (the madagascar tree), are they dangerous to plants if they eat a leaf?
Answer:It shouldn't be. Here is some more information on it.
I would like to travel to Madagascar in November until mid December (6 weeks). But I keep reading that it is rainy season during that time. Unfortunately that's the only time when my boss let's me go on holiday. Is it still good enough to travel thru Madagascar when it is rainy season or will it be too stressy and difficult to travel around?
Answer:Most rain here falls between November and March, much of it in heavy downpours with hail and thunder. Rainfall during the rest of the year is mostly very light and sporadic. On the plateau temperatures fall to moderate levels during the dry season and the nights may be chilly, but frost only occurs on the highest mountains. For climatic reasons tourists prefer the inter-season (April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December) FOR YOUR INFO last year during Nov there were 28,511 international tourists in Madagascar compared to 16,089 in Feb, During October 32,364 October seems to be the favorite. But Nov is in the very first part of "winter" season. ENJOY
Also, if you can, answer this one too: What makes Madagascar's wildlife successful?
Answer:The India Plate split from Madagascar in the late Cretaceous Period some 145.5 ± 4.0 million years ago, It has been detached from a land mass since then. So like Australia and the Galapagos Islands wildlife evolved in a different yet fantastic way. Just to give you an idea of how diverse this country really is we have listed some interesting facts for you...As you will know, Madagascar is renowned for its high percentage of endemic fauna and flora of which 106 of the 250 bird species are endemic, 98% of the islands native reptile and amphibians are only found on this island, over half of the worlds chameleon species are found here, 32 species of lemur, and in the waters surrounding the island the traveller has the opportunity of seeing swordfish, sharks, stingrays and whales! Unbeatable... None of the species of lemur on this magical island are in existence in the wild anywhere else in the world and yet here they are in abundance from one of the smallest primates in the world - the nocturnal mouse lemur - to the dancing sifaka both found in Berenty Reserve, to the largest lemur in existence, the Indri, found in Perinet/Andasibe.