Andohahela National Park
Andohahela National Park | |
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Madagascar National Parks Association |
The Andohahela National Park is situated in Anosy in the south-east of Madagascar. It is remarkable for the extremes of habitats that are represented within it. The park covers 760 km2 (293 sq mi) of the Anosy mountain range, the southernmost spur of the Malagasy Highlands and contains the last humid rainforests in the southern part of Madagascar.
The Park was inscribed in the World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana.[2]
Access
This park can be accessed by the unpaved Provincial road RIP118[3] from Soanierana.
History
Andohahela has been a protected area since 1939 but did not become a national park until 1998.[1]
Geography
Andohahela National Park is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of
Several circuits within each of the habitat types of the park can be accessed by road from the town of
Flora and fauna
The variety of habitats within Andohahela is mirrored in the richness of species that are found there, and the park is the richest place in Madagascar for
Location | Habitat Type | Species |
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Malio (Parcel 1) | Rain forest |
Day viewing:
Night viewing:
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Ihazofotsy (Parcel 2) | Spiny forest |
Day viewing:
Night viewing:
(Avahi meridionalis)
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Tsimelahy (Parcel 3) | Transitional forest |
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See also
- National parks of Madagascar
- Mandena(nearby mine)
- Tolagnaro(Fort Dauphin)
- Sainte Luce Reserve
- Lavasoa-Ambatotsirongorongo Mountains
References
- ^ a b c d e "Andohahela National Park". Travel Madagascar. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Rainforests of the Atsinanana". UNESCO World Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ PROJET DE REHABILITATION DE LA RIP 118
- ^ ISBN 0 8160 2403 0.
- OCLC 670545286.
External links
- Official website (in French) Archived 2017-01-25 at the Wayback Machine