Anakao

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Anakao
Town
Anakao South of Madagascar.jpg
Anakao is located in Madagascar
Anakao
Anakao
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E / -23.667; 43.650Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E / -23.667; 43.650
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Andrefana
DistrictToliara II District
Soalara

Anakao or Anokao[1] is a coastal fishing town of about 3000 on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.[2] It is located southwest of Soalara. It is inhabited by the Vezo people and is a notable resort getaway, containing the , , ,[3] and hotels.[4] There are some tombs located near the point of the town. The topography is described as "rather flat, except where the sandy soil forms dunes."[5] To the south are the villages of Ankilimivony and Ankiririsa.

References[]

  1. ^ Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1990). South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 98. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ Lehoullier, Sara (15 August 2010). Madagascar (Travel Companion). Other Places Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-9822619-5-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ Madagascar e Comore. EDT srl. 2008. p. 120. ISBN 978-88-6040-153-3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. ^ Bradt, Hilary (17 May 2011). Madagascar, 10th: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-84162-341-2. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. ^ Krall, S.; Peveling, Ralf; Diallo, Daoulé Ba (1997). New strategies in locust control. Birkhäuser. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-7643-5442-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

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