Île aux Nattes

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Île aux Nattes
Beach in the southeast of the Île Aux Nattes
Beach in the southeast of the Île Aux Nattes
Waters Indian Ocean
Geographical location 17 ° 6 ′ 30 ″  S , 49 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  E Coordinates: 17 ° 6 ′ 30 ″  S , 49 ° 48 ′ 30 ″  E
Île aux Nattes (Madagascar)
Île aux Nattes
length 2.7 km
width 1.3 km
surface 3 km²
Residents 1500
500 inhabitants / km²
main place Aniribe

L'île aux Nattes , malagasy : Nosy Nanto is a flat island on the east coast of Madagascar , located at the southern end of the island of Sainte Marie and separated from it only by a narrow boat passage, which is less than 100 meters at its narrowest point. The island belongs to the Analanjirofo region and has about 1500 inhabitants who live from fishing and tourism. You can dive and watch humpback whales off the island .

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