Prime-Magazine-July-2023

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Au sud-ouest de Madagascar, Morombe
est installée sur le canal de Mozambique.
Situé à environ 200km au nord de Tuléar,
dans la région d’Atsimo Andrefana, cet
endroit unique serti de plages de sable
blanc et de forêts de mangroves, bénéficie
des plus beaux lagons et des plus
importantes barrières de corail au monde.
Sa faune et sa flore comptent plusieurs espèces
endémiques. Les forêts de mangroves, caractéristiques
de la région, abritent de nombreuses espèces
d’oiseaux, dont le coua de Coquerel (Coua coquereli),
le vanga de Lafresnaye (Xenopirostris xenopirostris), le
drongo malgache ou Railovy (Dicrurus forficatus). Elles
abritent également plusieurs espèces de lémuriens
dont le Sifaka, le Maki, et le Microcèbe. Dans les dunes
de sable qui bordent les plages de la ville, poussent
cactus et autres plantes grasses adaptées aux milieux
arides, et vivent caméléons, boas et couleuvres. La ville
compte également plusieurs types de baobabs.
Les eaux calmes et peu profondes des lagons
sont couvertes de coraux qui servent de refuge aux
poissons-clowns, aux poissons-papillons et aux
poissons-perroquets. Les amateurs de plongée seront
grandement récompensés.
Morombe is a town on the south-west
coast of Madagascar, on the Mozambique
Channel. Situated about 200km north of
Tuléar, in the region of Atsimo Andrefana,
it is a unique location boasting the most
stunning lagoons and the largest coral
reefs in the world. Its location, is also,
enhanced by magnificent white sandy
beaches, as well as its rich mangroves.
Morombe has very diverse fauna and flora, with
several of Madagascar’s endemic species present. The
mangrove forests, characteristic of the region, shelter
several species of birds, including Coquerel’s coua
(Coua coquereli), Lafresnaye’s vanga (Xenopirostris
xenopirostris), the crested drongo or Railovy (Dicrurus
forficatus). Several species of lemurs, such as the
ring-tailed lemur and the grey mouse lemur live in
the surrounding forests. In the sand dunes behind the
town’s beaches there are varied species of plants such
as cacti and other flora adapted to arid dunes. Reptiles
including chameleons and snakes (boas and grass
snakes) can be seen here. Several types of baobab also
grow in the town.
Morombe is unique for its natural environment
on land, but also at sea. The town’s lagoons are
characterised by their calm shallow waters. The seabed
of the lagoons, with its covering of corals, is a refuge
for clownfish, butterflyfish and parrotfish. Anyone
who goes diving will be rewarded by the wealth of the
undersea life around Morombe.
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