Masoala National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Masoala National Park is in the Antsiranana Province of Madagascar. It is one of six national parks on the east coast of Madagascar that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site Rainforests of the Atsinanana.

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History

Landscape

Masoala National Park comprises land and sea areas. On land, there's several different types of vegetation; mangrove, rainforest, coastal forest, marsh and flooded forest

Flora and fauna

See also: Wildlife of Madagascar

50% of Madagascar's plant and animal species can be found in Masoala. Highlights include the gold dust day gecko, the red ruffed lemur, the Masoala fork-marked lemur and the hawksbill sea turtle. In the ocean you may spot humpback whales and different dolphins.

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Get in

The national park is on the east coast of northern Madagascar, the nearest towns being Maroantsetra and Marofinaritra.

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