Cape Sainte Marie (Malagasy: Tanjona Vohimena; French: cap Sainte-Marie), formerly known as Cape Romain and Cape St. Mary,[2] is the southernmost point of Madagascar. It is situated in the Androy region 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tsiombe. It is the location of the Cap Sainte-Marie Special Reserve, a nature reserve which occupies most of the cape[3] and was created in 1962.[4]
| Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
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| Location | Androy Region, Madagascar |
| Coordinates | 25°34′00″S 45°31′00″E / 25.56667°S 45.51667°E |
| Area | 62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
| Designation | special reserve |
| Designated | 1962 |
References
edit- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Cap Sainte Marie from the World Database on Protected Areas. Accessed 28 August 2022. [1]
- ^ Robert Kerr. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels (Complete) Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery and Commerce by Sea and Land from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. ISBN 9781465516121
- ^ Wild Madagascar
- ^ www.parcs-madagascar.com Archived March 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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