Land coverage (left) and topographical (right) maps of Madagascar. Madagascar can be divided into five general geographical regions: the east coast, the Tsaratanana Massif, the Central Highlands, the west coast, and the southwest. The highest elevations parallel the east coast. [3]

Apr 23, 2025 · Madagascar is located in the southwestern Indian Ocean and is separated from the African coast by the 250-mile- (400-km-) wide Mozambique Channel. Madagascar consists of three parallel longitudinal zones—the central plateau, the coastal strip in the east, and the zone of low plateaus and plains in the west.

Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo, is situated in the Indian Ocean 250 miles off the southeast coast of Africa. Covering 226,658 square miles, it is 995 miles long and 360 miles across at its widest point.

Sep 3, 2019 · Madagascar is a large island nation located in the Indian Ocean east of Africa and the country Mozambique. It is the fourth largest island in the world and it is an African country. Madagascar's official name is the Republic of Madagascar.

Massive, hilly Madagascar—the fourth-largest island in the world—is home to plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Slightly smaller than the state of Texas, Madagascar is located...

Dec 5, 2023 · Located off the coast of East Africa in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar is the second-largest island country in the world. It covers an area of t 592,800 sq. kilometers. The country can be divided into three parallel longitudinal physiographic regions.

The country is home to seven terrestrial ecoregions: Madagascar lowland forests, Madagascar subhumid forests, Madagascar dry deciduous forests, Madagascar ericoid thickets, Madagascar spiny forests, Madagascar succulent woodlands, and Madagascar mangroves.

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Madagascar. World's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel; despite Madagascar’s close proximity to the African continent, ocean currents isolate the island resulting in high rates of endemic plant and animal species; approximately 90% of the flora and fauna on the ...

Madagascar is an island in the Indian Ocean. It is located off the eastern coast of southern Africa, east of Mozambique. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world.

Madagascar can be divided into five geographical regions: the east coast, the Tsaratanana Massif, the central highlands, the west coast, and the southwest. The highest elevations parallel the east coast, while the land slopes more gradually toward the west coast.