The Elephant Bird
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2019
Not too long ago, a gigantic, flightless bird roamed the island of Madagascar. It stood nearly 10 feet tall and weighed 700 kg. For centur...
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Betsiboka: Madagascar’s Red River
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2018
This image of the Betsiboka River’s estuary in northwest Madagascar provides tantalizing evidence of catastrophic erosion that has been pla...
The Postal Stones of Madagascar
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2018
About 2 km off the coast of Madagascar, in the Bay of Antongil, is a small, uninhabited, tropical island called Nosy Mangabe. The island is ...
The Sapphire Mines of Ilakaka, Madagascar
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2017
Ilakaka is a small town in the south west of Madagascar along Route Nationale 7, the main road linking the capital city Antananarivo to the ...
The Pirate Island of Île Sainte Marie
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 2, 2016
The island of Sainte Marie, or Nosy Boraha, is a narrow granite island located five miles off the remote east coast of Madagascar. This post...
Cold Water Geysers of Analavory
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2014
About 12 km north-east from the town of Analavory in Madagascar are located four unusual geysers. There is no volcanic activity underneath A...
Tsingy: The Stone Forest of Madagascar
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2010
Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve is located close to the western coast of Madagascar. This 666 square kilometer region has been clas...
