Ankarafantsika National Park

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Ankarafantsika National Park
Ravelobe lake
Ravelobe lake
Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar)
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Coordinates: 16 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  S , 46 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
Location: Mahajanga , Madagascar
Specialty: IUCN Category II
Next city: Mahajanga
Surface: 1350 km²
Founding: 1927
Address: www.parcs-madagascar.com
Edwards weasel lemur
Edwards weasel lemur
Madagascar sea eagle
Madagascar sea eagle
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The National Park Ankarafantsika is one of the oldest national parks of Madagascar in the region Boeny .

geography

It is located 114 km south of the port city of Mahajanga and 450 km north of the capital Antananarivo . National road 4 (Antananarivo - Mahajanga) crosses the park. The next villages are Andranofasika (4 km), Ankazomborona (23 km). and Marovoay (41 km). The river Mahajamba forms the eastern border and the Betsiboka to the west . The Ravelobe Lake is part of the national park.

Fauna & flora

Eight different species of lemur live in the national park, including the Mongozmaki , the Coquerel sifaka and the Western fat -tailed lemur , 129 species of birds, including the Madagascar sea ​​eagle (Ankoay), of which 75 are endemic. Furthermore, numerous reptiles such as: chameleons , iguanas, snakes and freshwater turtles.

The flora of the national park is extremely lush, there are 823 species, of which 82% are endemic.

Web links

Commons : Ankarafantsika National Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files