Antongil Bay (Madagascar)
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Name (Latin)
Antongil Bay (Madagascar)
Other forms of name
Antongila, Baie d' (Madagascar)
Antongila, Helodranon' (Madagascar)
Baie d'Antongila (Madagascar)
D'Antongil Baie (Madagascar)
Helodranon' Antongila (Madagascar)
Mangrabe (Madagascar)
Coordinates
49.84027778 49.84027778 -15.75305556 -15.75305556 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Bays Madagascar
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q803725
Library of congress:
sh2003002256
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: NUCMC data from New Bedford Whaling Museum, Kendall Institute for Washington (Ship : 1819-1868). Logbook, 1834 June 8-1836 March 4(Antongil Bay, Madagascar)
- National Imagery and Mapping Agency WWW Home page, Mar. 17, 2003(Antongila, Helodranon'; generic name Helodranon; Bay; Madagascar; 15⁰45ʹ00ʺS; 049⁰50ʹ00ʺE; variants: Antongila, Baie d'; Mangrabe; D'Antongil Baie; Antongil Bay; Antongil, Baie d')
- Lippincott(Antongil Bay; Baie d'Antongil; inlet of Indian Ocean on NE coast of Madagascar)
Wikipedia description:
Helodranon Antongila (Bay of Antongila), more commonly called Antongil Bay in English, is the largest bay in Madagascar. This bay is on the island's east coast, toward the northern end of the eastern coastline of the island. It is mostly surrounded by the administrative region of Ambatosoa. The bay is about 44 miles (71 km) long and 19 miles (31 km) wide, and fairly shallow, with its deepest point approximately 400 feet (120 m) deep. The island Nosy Mangabe and the town of Maroantsetra are situated at the northern end of the bay, while the southern end of the bay is near the site of the town of Mananara Avaratra and the mouth of the Mananara River. Forming the eastern edge of the bay is the Masoala peninsula.
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