Friday, 8 November 2013

The Stone Forest of Madagascar

De Bemaraha tight Tsingy Nature Reserve is close to the west coast of Madagascar. The area is 666 square kilometers has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990 because of the unique, spectacular geography, preserved mangrove forests, and wild bird and lemur population.








The Tsingy Malagasy language the word is derived from the description of the karst badlands of Madagascar. The word translated into English as "where we can not walk barefoot", accurately describes the unusual topography. This topography of eroded limestone may exist in other regions around the world, but everywhere as tall, slender and extensive as the tower here. Under these savings clearly, remarkable world of forest canyons, humid caves and burning karst Karren inhabited by fundamentally different plants and animals that live in close proximity.

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