Immagini correlate

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  A beautiful flamboyant tree - a native of Madagascar - growing just outside Antsiranana,more commonly known as Diego.
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  Baobab trees,Adansonia suarezensis,grow in woodland around Antsiranana,formerly known as Diego Suarez. This northern flat-top baobab is one of the world's eight baobab species of which six are endemic to Madagascar. One species is found in Africa and one in Northwest Australia. The diversity in Madagascar would suggest that baobabs first evolved there.
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  A euphorbia plant grows on the beach at Suarez Island,a small island situated off the northern coast of Madagascar. A combination of safe bathing in the beautiful,crystal-clear waters of Mer d'Emeraude (Emerald Sea),a fine sandy beach and its proximity to Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) make the island a favourite destination for the residents of Diego.
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  A fisherman repairs his sails at the fishing village of Andavakonko,north of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez).
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  A young Malagasy girl among fishing nets and rope at Ramena,a fishing village a short distance from Antsiranana,more commonly known as Diego. Diego's deep-water harbour encircled by hills is of strategic importance to Madagascar.
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  Washing the day's catch! A Malagasy woman with fish she has bought from fishermen in a fishing village just outside Antsiranana,more commonly known as Diego after the Portuguese captain,Diego Suarez,who sailed there in 1543. Antsiranana means 'port' in the Malagasy language.Diego's deep-water harbour encircled by hills is of strategic importance to Madagascar.
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  A male panther chameleon in non breeding colours.Madagascar is synonymous with these magnificent old world reptiles.Two thirds of all known species are native to the island, the fourth largest in the world.A chameleons ability to change colour and swivel its eyes 180 degrees makes it a reptile of considerable fascination.
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  The ruins of a once elegant French military hotel situated on a prime site along Antsirananas seafront. The French handed the hotel over to the Malagasy military in 1972 to 74. It was severely damaged by a cyclone in 1984 and is now beyond repair.Antsiranana means port in the Malagasy language

Più immagini correlate

• A fishing boat sails off Suarez Island in the crystal-clear waters of Mer d'Emeraude (Emerald Sea). This beautiful sea lies just off the Malagasy coast between Andavakonko and Suarez Island,northeast of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez).
• A young Malagasy girl among fishing nets at Ramena,a fishing village a short distance from Antsiranana,more commonly known as Diego. Diego's deep-water harbour encircled by hills is of strategic importance to Madagascar.
• A Malagasy girl proudly holds up fish caught by her father from a fishing village just outside Antsiranana,more commonly known as Diego. Diego's deep-water harbour encircled by hills is of strategic importance to Madagascar.
• The beautiful,crystal-clear Mer d'Emeraude (Emerald Sea) lies just off the Malagasy coast between Andavakonko and Suarez Island,northeast of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez).
• The rainforest on Montagne D'Ambre (Amber Mountain) is a sight to behold. Tree-ferns and huge epiphytic bird's nests ferns (Asplenium nidus),which grow luxuriantly on trees,are spectacular. Indeed,the plant life in this national park is as exciting as the animals.
• A young Malagasy girl takes a bath in a large plastic bowl in the fishing village of Ramena near Antsiranana (formerly Diego Suarez).
• An unusual one horned chameleon.Madagascar is synonymous with these magnificent old world reptiles.Two thirds of all known species are native to the island, the fourth largest in the world.A chameleons ability to change colour and swivel its eyes 180 degrees makes it a reptile of considerable fascination.
• One of the most extraordinary geckoes in Madagascar is the leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus fimbriantus),which is magnificently camouflaged. Its ability to flatten its body against a tree trunk and change colour to suit its surroundings makes it a very difficult species to detect. There are 70-odd gecko species in Madagascar. They outnumber all other lizard species on the island.