Embark on a journey to Africa's enchanting islands, where breathtaking landscapes, rich cultures, and unforgettable ...

Fourth largest of the world’s islands, Madagascar is 241,094 square miles in area. It lies only 240 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, athwart the United Nations’ sea lane around the ...

Madagascar, off the south-east coast of Africa ... It is the fourth biggest island in the world - similar in size to Texas or France, with a population of almost 29 million.

Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world and home to 32 million people, most of whom live on one side. The island is situated off the southeast coast of Africa and consists of numerous ...

of which Madagascar is also an example. These islands have, at some point in the distant past, been connected to the mainland. They then broke off, drifting away and taking their species with them.

Their task today is to survey the health of a coral reef in the Barren Isles, an archipelago of nine islands about 25 miles off Madagascar. One by one, they jump off the boat, disappearing ...

These islands sit on Madagascar’s continental shelf ... not unless there’s a meaningful trade-off.” Despite their strategic role, the islands remain largely undeveloped, designated by ...

The Scattered Islands were administratively attached to Madagascar from 1895 onwards and in 1960 France placed them under French authority, arguing they were not part of the independence agreement ...