Clear & detailed road map with a plan of Antananarivo. Hill shading & selected spot heights show the topography. National parks & natural protected areas, waterfalls, reservoirs, mangroves & coral reefs are indicated, as wells as places of interest, viewpoints, various kinds of accommodation including campsites, restaurants, monuments & museums, mosques & churches, interesting buildings, caves, beaches, spas & campsites. The map shows seven different types of roads with intermediate driving distances, plus tracks & trails. Also marked are administrative boundaries, airports, railways, shipping routes & ports. Longitude & latitude lines are drawn at 2 ...

Two thousand years ago, Madagascar was probably uninhabited. An island twice the size of Great Britain, it was home to unique species of flora & fauna that were undisturbed by humanity until the first navigators landed on its shores. Since then, the changes imposed by humans on the wide range of environments to be found in this mini-continent have formed one of the threads of Madagascar`s history. No one knows where the island`s first inhabitants came from, but there was a strong connection from the earliest period to the islands of South East Asia
- today`s Indonesia. Austronesians, Arabs, Portuguese, & Dutch sailors & traders successively dominated the sea-lanes around Madagascar, some of the world`s oldest long-distance shipping routes. Over the centuries, Madagascar developed its own distinctive language & cultural systems, absorbing migrants from every shore of the Indian Ocean. In the nineteenth century, Britain & France projected a new type of global power that had a major effect on the isl&, which became a French colony from 1896 to 1960. Throughout this colourful & often turbulent history, the tension between the formation of a highly original culture & the absorption of immigrants, the development of strong social hierarchies, a long experience of slavery & the slave trade, have all had effects that are still felt today. Now home to 17 million people, Madagascar is one of the world`s most fascinating & least-known societies.
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Madagascar & Comoros in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

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Madagascar – The Eighth Continent – Life, Death & Discovery in a Lost World by Peter Tyson takes the reader on a journey & offers comprehensive observations that new & familiar people with the island will love. Combining personal adventures with scientific facts & historical narrative, the author recalls his experience during four trips to the isl&, in the 1990s. Tyson joined a group of scientists
- a herpetologist, a paleoecologist, an archaeologist & a primatologist. The expeditions took them around the isl&, living in the rainforest of Nosy Be as well as the desert of the southwest, searching for species never recorded before. The conclusions of their findings make up much of this book that explores where plants & animals particular to the island come from, what caused the extinction of some species, the origins of the population as well as the environmental crisis, & how its natural & human treasures can be saved. The rich material, supplemented with an introduction which provides an historical context & 16 pages of colour photographs, is blended with personal accounts which make this read entertaining. An Epilogue at the end of the book, first published in 2000, brings this edition up to date on the scientists, political, demographic, scientific & conservationist changes in the country. Madagascar – The Eighth Continent is a must- read for anyone interested in this isl&, its people & finding out the reasons why it is so unique & extraordinary.
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A new, thoroughly updated 12th edition of Bradt`s Madagascar, the leading & most comprehensive guide to this unique island nation, written by Hilary Bradt, who first visited in 1976 & has returned roughly 35 times, & Daniel Austin, who has visited 12 times & continues to travel there annually. Bradt`s Madagascar is by far the most thorough guide to the country in English & is written & updated by established experts whose unparalleled knowledge of Madagascar combines with contributions from over 50 experts in a book which has been the most authoritative guide to the country for three decades. It covers national parks & protected areas &

Includes:: itineraries to suit all interests & budgets, plus details of around 1, 000 hotels & restaurants. Madagascar is like nowhere else on earth. It is fascinating not only zoologically & botanically, but culturally, linguistically, historically & geologically. This vast island is the fourth largest in the world & also the oldest. This is part of the reason why it has evolved into an incredible hotspot for biodiversity, with a truly unique flora & fauna that is more than 80% endemic to the isl&, & with new species being described virtually on a daily basis. Madagascar is also the only place where you can see wild lemurs. Almost a quarter of the world`s 450-or-so primates exist only here. & Madagascar is the world`s largest grower of vanilla orchids, the bulk of which is supplied to the USA for flavouring ice cream & Coca Cola. With Bradt`s Madagascar you can visit tropical rainforest & seek out its incredible flora & fauna; explore the otherworldly eroded limestone spires, most famously at Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
- Madagascar`s most striking landscape; discover the beach-fringed islands around Nosy Be with their fabulous scuba diving, snorkelling, kayaking, whale-watching & fishing opportunities; & make the most of a host of adventuring & sporting possibilities, including surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, rock climbing, tree climbing, caving, river trips, mountain biking, distance running, quad biking, trekking & hiking. Also covered are the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ambohimanga; the renowned Avenue des Baobabs, one of the country`s most photographed scenes, & information on the best birdwatching spots: Madagascar has almost 300 avian species, with a high proportion of endemics, including five whole endemic families.


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Madagascar at 1:1, 000, 000 on a large, double-sided, indexed road map from Freytag & Berndt, with tourist information & insets showing Mauritius & Reunion islands. National parks & other protected areas are prominently highlighted on a base map with topography shown by bold relief shading with spot heights. The map divides Madagascar north/south with Antananarivo included on both sides. Road network

Includes:: country tracks, shows locations of petrol stations, & gives driving distances on main routes. Railways, local airports & ferry routes are marked & the map shows Madagascar’s internal administrative boundaries with names of districts. Icons highlight locations with hotels & campsites, beaches, diving & windsurfing sites, various places of interest including UNESCO World Heritage sites, spas, wells, caves, etc. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 1° & is indexed.. Multilingual map legend

Includes:: English. An inset at the same scale of 1:1, 000, 000 shows Mauritius, Reunion & Rodrigues islands,



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The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series, which

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Madagascar in Bradt’s new Highlights series exploring the country’s most popular places, routes & itineraries as selected by some of the world’s leading travel writers & tour operators. The guide concentrates on trips along the Route Nationale 7 & around Nosy Be & Antananarivo; & tours to the east & southwest of the country. Colour photographs feature throughout the book, useful for identifying indigenous plants & animals. The guide is designed to present readers with the destination’s main highlights & must-see attractions & help travellers select the best route for an organised tour or plan an independent trip, providing practical & useful guidance on making the most of their visit. Individual guides in this series have extensive introductory chapters on History & People, The Natural World, Planning a safari or trip & life On the Ground, providing comprehensive background details about the destination. The ‘ Highlights’ part of the guide focuses on the attraction, sites or experiences that are unique to the region or country. There is detailed advice & recommendations from Bradt’s expert authors, with a focus on things to see & do, although overview listings & individual recommendations are provided, offering accommodation & eating out options. ...

Madagascar at 1:1, 250, 000 from the IGN with cartography from Mair Dumont, with more smaller settlements than on other maps of the whole country. Very effective relief shading, altitude colouring & spot heights present the topography, with colouring and/or graphics for seasonal lakes & swamps, mangrove, sand dunes, rice fields, waterfalls, etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. The map indicates unpaved roads &

Includes:: local tracks, showing routes closed to motorized traffic. No intermediate distances are marked. Railway lines & local airports or aerodromes are included. Symbols show various places of interest including campsites, beaches, diving & windsurfing sites, shipwrecks, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals. The map is not indexed. Map legend

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