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Madagascar Geography
Madagascar Geography: A summary of information about Madagascar Geography, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Madagascar: Geography
Location
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Geographic coordinates
20 00 S, 47 00 E
Map references
Africa
Area
total: 587,040 sq km land: 581,540 sq km water: 5,500 sq km
Area - comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Arizona
Land boundaries
0 km
Coastline
4,828 km
Maritime claims
contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m deep isobath exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Terrain
narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m
Natural resources
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower
Land use
arable land: 4% permanent crops: 1% permanent pastures: 41% forests and woodland: 40% other: 14% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land
10,870 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards
periodic cyclones
Environment - current issues
soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several species of flora and fauna unique to the island are endangered
Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography - note
world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel