18° S, 49° E - Southern Indian Ocean - South-equatorial Current


The bay of Diego Suarez is located at the extreme north of Madagascar and holds its name of two Portuguese navigators: Diego Diaz and the admiral Suarez (XVI century).

It is made up of 4 principal bays of which one has a "sugar loaf" considered locally as a crowned place.The principal city, Antsiranana, are located on a headland;its port, formerly military, became the second commercial port of the island.¶The area of Diego Suarez, which is a digest of all the reliefs and climates of the island, includes the national park of the Amber Mountain.

Natural environment	Human environment
Coastline: rock coasts	Language: Malgache, French
Climate: tropical at season dries (savanna)	Local economy : Fishing - Agriculture - Maritime transport -Tourism
Temperatures: Annual average : 26,5 °C Thermal amplitude : from 21°C to 32°C	Demography: Population (inhab.) : 80 000 Density (inhab/km2) : 100
Precipitations: Annual : 894 mm Distribution : Dec-march	Human Development Index: 0,468
Biogeographic classification: Forêt tropicale sèche (Afrotropic)	Ecological Footprint: 0,88
Natural heritage: "Sugar loaf", forests primary, mangrove Cultural heritage: "Maritime history:¶Arab corsairs and Indians (XIII), Europeans (XVII and XVIII) ;¶French military aerea (1885) regional traditions (ex:¶Nosy Longo, crowned place) ¶Alive traditions" Coastal management: Criteria retained by the club: BN 5 : Coherent and homogeneous unity ; BC 6 :Alive traditions

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