VirtualGlobetrotting: Madagascar Maps & Satellite Images

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Airplane Cemetery at Ivato Airport
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Former NASA tracking station
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Former NASA tracking station at Imerinsiatosika, closed 1975. Main telemetry building is seen here along with the antenna pad for the 40-foot dish immediately to the south.

Diego Suarez sunken ships #2
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More deliberately grounded ships

Diego Suarez sunken ships #1
WOXOF (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WOXOF.
Sunken ships in Diego Suarez harbor, some date to WW2, some are deliberatly run aground for the insurance.

Beached landing craft
A beached landing craft-type ship on the northern coast of Madagascar

Another sunken ship off of Madagascar
Yet another sunken ship off of the northern coast of Madagascar, in the Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) area

Antananarivo-Ivato International Airport (TNR)
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.

Extinct volcano craters
Two extinct volcano craters, central Madagascar highlands
ED: Anyone know the name(s) of these?

Cap D'Ambre
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.

Madagascar beach
pvdmark (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pvdmark.
Beach at the northernmost tip of Madagascar. Ok, Andranovondronina is the second nearest place, but it sounded so tonguebreaking.

Baobabs trees
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Avenue of the Baobabs, baobab trees, up to 800 years old, known locally as renala

Port of Diego Suarez
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Strange Fields in Madagascar
Maerim (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Maerim.

Radio Nederland transmitter station
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hhgygy.
Built in the early 1970s for shortwave transmission of Radio Netherlands to Africa, South Asia, Indonesia and Australia.

Yet another sunken ship close to Diego Suarez
Another of many ship casualties off the northern coast of Madagascar

Nosy Be
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.

Tananarive - Lac Anosy monument to dead in World War 1
Monument to World War 1 dead - lake is surrounded by beautiful jacaranda trees

Ampasindava peninsula
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.

Miles-long straight wave break
A 6-mile long straight wave break off the south-east coast of Madagascar

Cap St. André

Tananarive - Queen's Palace
The Queen's Palace or Manjakamiadana. Situated in the royal compound (the Rova) on top of a sacred hill. Burned down due to arson in 1995.

Fascene - Nosy Be Airport (FMNN)
cmike77 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cmike77.

Diego Suarez (Antsirane) harbor sugar loaf volcanic cone
Famous volcanic cone in largest natural harbor in the world

Heart
cmike77 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: cmike77.

Odd Land Formations
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
This is a fairly large example of circular formations found all over the surounding country side. Are the related to farming?

Antsiranana Andrakaka military Airport

Orange Telecommunication Tower (tallest building in Madagascar)
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.
At 125 m (410 ft), this is the tallest building in Antananarivo and in Madagascar.

Tomb of the Prime Minister Rainiharo
kaiken (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kaiken.
Rainiharo (?-1852) is the Prime Minister (1833-1852) of Queen Ranavalona I (r. 1828-1861) and her second husband.

Madagascar Hilton Hotel
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Nosy Mitsio
An island of Madagascar off the northwest coast.

Pirate Island, Île Sainte-Marie
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Ile Sainte-Marie became a popular base for pirates throughout the 17th and 18th century. Legendary pirates like William Kidd, Robert Culliford, Olivier Levasseur, Henry Every, Abraham Samuel and Thomas Tew, lived in the île aux Forbans, the small islet shown here in the middle. Many of them would found a family line. Numerous vestiges of this history remain at Sainte Marie. For example, several authentic pirate vessels still lie within a few meters of the surface in the Baie des Forbans.

Ambatovy Nickel Mine
KRL (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: KRL.
Sherritt's bulk tonnage Nickel Project. More info at link below

Antananarivo Arivonimamo Airport (TNR)
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: adrbr.

Dugout fishing boats
Lakanas (dugout fishing boats) rest on a beach next to a fishing village in southeast Madagascar

Madagascar tree house
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
This tree house is located at the Coco Beach Hotel.
You can go inside the tree house and take a look.

Ankify Peninsula
Ankify (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Ankify.
Boarding point to Nosy Be, a wild and authentic site in north Madagascar. Dauphin Bleu (Ankify Lodge)

Tsimbazaza Zoo
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Tananarive - red church
Large church, built around 1970-71. Entire area was once completely full of rice paddies.

Madagascar Aquaculture?
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By: johnnbnc.

Slash and burn agriculture
Fields burning from local slash and burn clearing, called "tavy", in southeast Madagascar

Maromokotro (Highest point of Madagascar)
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
Maromokotro is the highest mountain on Madagascar at 2,876 m (9,436 feet) high. It is located in the Tsaratanana Massif in the northern part of the island.

U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.

Arrachart Airport (DIE)
adrbr (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Avenue of the Baobabs
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Railroad tunnel east Madagascar
A railroad tunnel under an escarpment, Tananarive-Taomasina railroad line

Diego Suarez War Cemetery
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

University of Antananarivo

Andafiavaratra Palace
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
The Andafiavaratra Palace, located on the highest hilltop of the capital city of Antananarivo, was the residence of Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony of Madagascar, who governed the island kingdom in the late 19th century. The building currently serves as a museum and the estimated 1466 objects of historical importance to the Kingdom of Madagascar that were rescued from the 1995 fire at the Rova of Antananarivo are housed here.

Panoramic view of Antananarivo
Capital and largest city in Madagascar

Port of Tulear

St. Lawrence Anglican Cathedral Ambohimanoro

Ampampamena Airport (FMNZ)

Madagascar rail tunnel #2
Another tunnel on the steep Tananarive-Taomasina rail line, east Madagascar

Port of Majunga

Ambalabe Airport (FMNW)

Ship in the bay
A small cargo ship sailing the waters in Madagascar's Bay of Antongil, called Ranter Bay in the 1600/1700s, when pirates used it for rest and relaxation. Local area is center of vanilla production in Madagascar.

Embassy of Germany in Antananarivo, Madagascar
fin (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: fin.

Philibert Tsiranana Airport (FMNM)

Port of Andoany

Morondava Airport (MOQ)

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Antananarivo
Site of the Pit Stop of Leg 8 of The Amazing Race 10

Cow drawn vehicle

Ambohimanga

Port of Port Saint Louis

Port of Toamasina

Nosy Alañaña Light (tallest lighthouse in Africa)
Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light (French: Phare de l'Île aux Prunes), is an active lighthouse in Île aux Prunes, Toamasina Province, Madagascar. At a height of 197 feet (60 m) it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Africa. It is located on Île aux Prunes (Isle of Prunes, Malagasy: Nosy Alañaña), a tiny island about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-northeast of Toamasina.
The island is accessible by boat, and the site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

Washing clothes in the river
Sambirano river, Ambanja

Sambirano bridge

Port of Manakara

Playing basketball

Antsirabato Airport (ANM)

Manakara Airport (WVK)

Pontoon Ferry

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve
Fab (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Fab.

Port of Taolagnaro

Google in the Sambirano river (night)

Vohemar Airport (VOH)

Andavadoaka rock
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hhgygy.

Tôlanaro Airport (FTU)

Antsirabe Airport (ATJ)

Besalampy Airport (BPY)

Farafangana Airport (RVA)

Tsaranoro valley
Andringitra National Park

Ambilobe Airport (AMB)

Nosy Dondosy island
This island is part of the Barren Isles archipelego.

Andapa Airport (ZWA)

Madagascar
587,041 km2. Largest island in Africa.

Brush fire
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By: kjfitz.

Maintirano Airport (MXT)

Port of Antalaha

Pointe de Sable Light
WacoKidd110 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: WacoKidd110.
1900. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); three white flashes, in a 2+1 pattern, every 12 s. 9 m (30 ft) round cast iron tower with tapered base, four ribs, lantern, and gallery. Tower painted white, lantern and gallery black. This is a typical French prefabricated tourelle. It has been repainted recently and seems to be in good condition. Located on the west side of the older Mahajanga harbor, marking the entrance from the Baie de Bombetoka.

Tambohorano Airport (WTA)

Morombe Airport (MXM)

Antsalova Airport (WAQ)

Sambava Airport (SVB)

Mananjary Airport (MNJ)

Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA)

Betsiboka Bridge

View from Coco Beach, Madagascar
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
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Vangaindrano (FMSU)