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An enlargeable topographic map of Madagascar. Geography of Madagascar. Madagascar is: a megadiverse island country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa (off its east coast) East Africa; Southern Africa; Indian Ocean; Time zone: East Africa Time ; Extreme points of Madagascar. High: Maromokotro 2,876 m (9,436 ft) Low ...
Madagascar is a large island in the Indian Ocean located 400 kilometres (250 mi) off the eastern coast of Southern Africa, [1] east of Mozambique.It has a total area of 587,040 square kilometres (226,660 sq mi) with 581,540 square kilometres (224,530 sq mi) of land and 6,900 square kilometres (2,700 sq mi) of water.
English: Combined map of Africa showing physical, political and population characteristics, in Mercator projection, with legend, as per 2018. Included are insets of the most populous parts of Africa: Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata.
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]
Satellite view of Africa 1916 physical map of Africa. The average elevation of the continent approximates closely to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level, roughly near to the mean elevation of both North and South America, but considerably less than that of Asia, 950 m (3,120 ft). In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively ...
Western Sahara location map.svg (by NordNordWest). This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: South Sudan location map.svg (by NordNordWest ).
A November 2002 satellite image of Southern Africa Victoria Falls is part of the Zambezi river, which forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia The Namib is a coastal desert in Namibia. The terrain of Southern Africa is varied, ranging from forest [7] and grasslands to deserts. The region has both low-lying coastal areas, and mountains.
Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara; The Index on Africa directory from The Norwegian Council for Africa; Aluka - Digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa; Politics. Africa Action Africa Action is the oldest organization in the United States working on African affairs. It is a national organization that works ...