Lac Alaotra

Alaotra-Mangoro · Madagascar

Lac Alaotra, Madagascar
Photo: NASA, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to November
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

The largest lake in Madagascar is a vital rice-growing basin surrounded by marshes and reed beds. Its wetlands are the last refuge of the critically endangered Alaotra gentle lemur, which lives among the papyrus.

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