Ankify is a peninsula located in the district of

Ambanja Ambanja is a city and commune in northern Madagascar. According to 2001 census the population of Ambanja was 28,468. Geography Ambanja is located on the northern berth of the Sambirano River and is crossed by the Route Nationale 6 (Antsiranana ...

, region of Diana in northern

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. It is located at and faces

Nosy Be Nosy Be (formerly Nossi-bé and Nosse Be) is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist resort. It has an area of , and its population was 109,465 according to the provisional results of t ...

and

Nosy Komba Nosy Komba is a volcanic island off the north west coast of Madagascar, lying between Nosy Be Nosy Be (formerly Nossi-bé and Nosse Be) is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist re ...

islands. A small harbour allows boardings to these destinations. At its very north end, the village named Doany is bordered by a coral reef.

Access

A 20 km road, recently refurbished, leads from

. It meanders through plantations of cocoa, coffee and

ylang ylang ''Cananga odorata'', known as ylang-ylang ( ) or cananga tree, is a tropical tree that is native to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Queensland, Australia. It is also native to parts of Thailand and Viet ...

, crosses the mangroves on a dyke to the port and finishes at the village of Doany. Ankify can be reached by boat from

at the docking port or, at high tide, at the village of Doany.

Economy

The main activity is the port, it is mainly a starting point for freight and passengers to

. The coastal villages are home to groups of fishermen whose catches supply the city of

. The mountain is dotted with small fruit farms. In recent years, thanks to hotels at Doany, tourism becomes a resource for residents.

Tourism

A few hotels located beyond the port, provide the opportunity to stay on this site still preserved from the hustle of tourism. Visitor can enjoy snorkeling along the coral reef at Doany. This is also the starting point for excursions to the islands and the still wild Ampasindava Bay

Ecology

It is a hotbed for animal and botanical diversity. One may meet, among other varieties:

Chameleons Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 202 species described as of June 2015. The members of this family are best known for their distinct range of colors, bein ...

: variety of

Furcifer ''Furcifer'' is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but ''F. cephalolepis'' and ''F. polleni'' are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, ''F. pardalis'' has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, whil ...

, especially the famous

Furcifer Pardalis The panther chameleon (''Furcifer pardalis'') is a species of chameleon found in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. Taxonomy The Nosy Be pant ...

Lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are Strepsirrhini, wet-nosed primates of the Superfamily (biology), superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 Family (biology), families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 exist ...

: mainly the Black Lemur but also the Brown Maki

Sea Turtles Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles are the flatback, green, hawksbill, leatherback, loggerhead, ...

: on the coral reef near Doany
Mangrove Dolphins: along the north coast, beyond the port.

References

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Photos of the peninsula
Islands of Madagascar Populated places in Diana Region