Andringitra National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Andringitra National Park
iucn_category = II


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location = Southeastern Madagascar
nearest_city = Ambalavao
long_degrees = 46
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 23
long_direction = E
lat_degrees = 22
lat_minutes = 6
lat_seconds = 46
lat_direction = S
area = 31,160 km²
established = 1999
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governing_body = Madagascar National Parks Association (PNM-ANGAP)

Andringitra National Park is National Park in the Fianarantsoa Province of Madagascar, 47 km south of Ambalavao. Approximately 140km of the Tropic of Capricorn crosses the park.

The park was established in 1999 and is managed by the WWF in cooperation with Madagascar National Parks Association. It is known for its rough terrain, which includes the mountain peak Ivohibe at 2658 m, as well as deep valleys and ridges. It is also one of the most biologically diverse and endemic places in all of Madagascar; over 100 different species of birds, over 50 species of mammals, and 55 species of frogs are known to inhabit the park.

ee also

* List of national parks of Madagascar

ource

* [http://www.wildmadagascar.org/conservation/parks/Andringitra.html Wild Madagascar- Andringitra]

External links

* [http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/andringitra/index.htm Official Website (French language)]
* [http://www.tsaracamp-madagascar.com/index.html A tent camp close to the entrance of Andringitra park]
* [http://www.tsaracamp-madagascar.com/landscape_photos.html Photos within and around Andrigitra park]