Andohahela National Park

Andohahela National Park
Map showing the location of Andohahela National Park
Map showing the location of Andohahela National Park
Location of Andohahela National Park
LocationAnosy, Madagascar
Nearest cityTôlanaro (Fort Dauphin)
Coordinates24°36′3″S 46°41′58″E / 24.60083°S 46.69944°E / -24.60083; 46.69944
Area760 km2
Established1939 (protected area)
1998 (national park)[1]
Visitorsapprox. 1300 (in 2005)
Governing bodyMadagascar National Parks Association

The Andohahela National Park is situated in Anosy in the south-east of Madagascar. It is remarkable for the extremes of habitats that are represented within it. The park covers 760 km2 (293 sq mi) of the Anosy mountain range, the southernmost spur of the Malagasy Highlands and contains the last humid rainforests in the southern part of Madagascar.

The park was inscribed in the World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana.[2]

  1. ^ "Andohahela National Park". Travel Madagascar. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Rainforests of the Atsinanana". UNESCO World Heritage. Retrieved 29 October 2016.