Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Location | Androy Region, Madagascar |
Coordinates | 25°34′00″S 45°31′00″E / 25.56667°S 45.51667°E |
Area | 62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
Designation | special reserve |
Designated | 1962 |
Cape Sainte Marie (Malagasy: Tanjona Vohimena; French: cap Sainte-Marie), formerly known as Cape Romain and Cape St. Mary,[2] is the southernmost point of Madagascar. It is situated in the Androy region 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tsiombe. It is the location of the Cap Sainte-Marie Special Reserve, a nature reserve which occupies most of the cape[3] and was created in 1962.[4]