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Alakamisy, Fianarantsoa
Alakamisy is a town in Fianarantsoa Province in central Madagascar. Geography Nearby towns include Ambohimirana, Andoharano, Andranoraikitra, Antsahamalaza, Fandrianakely, Morarano, Tsarazaza and Vohibolo. Economy There is a mine in the vicinity of the town named the Alakamisy Itenina Mine. The mine is worked in alluvium and was discovered in 1989 in a rice plantation. References Populated places in Fianarantsoa Province {{Madagascar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fianarantsoa Province
Fianarantsoa Province is a former province of Madagascar. It has an area of 103,272 km2 and population of 3,366,291 (July 2001 estimate). Its capital was Fianarantsoa. The province along with the 5 other was abolished in 2007 in favour of creation of smaller regions to facilitate administration. Apart from the capital the major towns were Andohapatsakana, Alakamisy, Fianarantsoa and Fanjakana. The province was home to four major national parks: Ranomafana National Park, Midongy Du Sud, Isalo National Park, and Andringitra. It was frequently referred by its abbreviated form of "Fianar". Fianarantsoa means "Good education". Geography and demographics Fianarantsoa Province bordered the Toamasina Province in the north, Antananarivo Province in the northwest, Toliara Province in the west and Indian Ocean in the east. 60,000 people spoke the southern Malagasy Betsimisaraka language. In spite of presence of rice producing areas a very high majority of the population lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andoharano
''Andoharano'' is a genus of African crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Species it contains twelve species: *''Andoharano ansieae'' Zonstein & Marusik, 2015 – Namibia *''Andoharano decaryi'' (Fage, 1945) (type) – Madagascar *''Andoharano grandidieri'' ( Simon, 1901) – Madagascar *'' Andoharano griswoldi'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano lehtineni'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano milloti'' Legendre, 1972 – Madagascar *''Andoharano monodi'' Legendre, 1972 – Madagascar *''Andoharano ramirezi'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano rollardae'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano simoni'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano woodae'' Magalhaes & Grismado, 2019 – Madagascar *''Andoharano zonsteini ''Andoharano'' is a genus of African crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. Species it contains twel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsarazaza
Tsarazaza is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Fandriana, which is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 26,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 45% and 45% of the working population. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans, cassava and potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Un ...es. Industry and services provide employment for 6% and 4% of the population, respectively. References and notes Populated places in Amoron'i Mania {{Amoron'iMania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alluvium
Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is typically geologically young and is not consolidated into solid rock. Sediments deposited underwater, in seas, estuaries, lakes, or ponds, are not described as alluvium. Floodplain alluvium can be highly fertile, and supported some of the earliest human civilizations. Definitions The present consensus is that "alluvium" refers to loose sediments of all types deposited by running water in floodplains or in alluvial fans or related landforms. However, the meaning of the term has varied considerably since it was first defined in the French dictionary of Antoine Furetière, posthumously published in 1690. Drawing upon concepts from Roman law, Furetière defined ''alluvion'' (the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
