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Islands of Madagascar
Madagascar [767]
Group: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
Lat: 19.00º S Long : 47.00º E
Area: 587713.3 sq. km Altitude: 2876 m
Island too large for adequate coverage in this directory
Shoreline: 5157.8 km (scale 1:7920000) Coastal Index: 0.0088
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 370 km group: 370 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 370 km Isolation Index: 58
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: wet-dry tropical monsoonal, arid south
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS: Coral reefs, Mangroves
Percent of land: Forested: 6% Developed: 0% Degraded: 0%
Annual forest change: 1.4%
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
8000 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
383 |
364 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 6 Group: 5
very high
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 11600000 (1989) Density: 19.7 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 3.1%/yr Increasing rapidly
Major Human Activities: subsistence agriculture, rice, coffee,, livestock
Habitat: villages and some cities Urban Pop: 780000 Urban Indicator: 1
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 88% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 230 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 5
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 13 Moderate
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 14/07/90
Nosy Be (Nossi Be, Nose Be) [766]
Group: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
Lat: 13.30º S Long : 48.25º E
Area: 290.3 sq. km Altitude: 214 m
Shoreline: 116.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4013
Depth to nearest land: <200 m
Nearest island: 10 km group: 300 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 550 km Isolation Index: 44
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: monsoon tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 88% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 279 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 0
Number: 1 Area: Terrestrial: 7.4 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/10/90
Nosy Boraha (Sainte Marie) [1220]
Group: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar: Indian
Lat: 16.83º SLong: 49.93º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
ISLAND TYPE:
Nosy Komba [1200]
Group: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
Lat: 13.47º S Long : 48.36º E
Area: 27.9 sq. km Altitude: 570 m
Shoreline: 19.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.7133
Depth to nearest land: <200 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 2 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 550 km Isolation Index: 26
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: monsoon tropical
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: cyclones
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 88% Human Threat Indicator: 3
Gross Domestic Product: $ 279 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/07/90
Nosy Mitsio [1201]
Group: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar: Indian
Lat: 12.88º SLong: 48.60º E
Area: 29.7 sq. km Altitude: 206 m Shoreline: 43.4 km (scale 1:1000000)
ISLAND TYPE:
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