Anakao

Anakao
Town
Anakao

Location in Madagascar

Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E / -23.667; 43.650Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E / -23.667; 43.650
Country  Madagascar
Region Atsimo-Andrefana
District Toliara II District
Commune Soalara

Anakao or Anokao[1] is a coastal fishing town of about 3000 on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.[2] It is located southwest of Soalara. It is inhabited by the Vezo people and is a notable resort getaway, containing the Club Resort Anakao, Anakao Ocean Lodge, Prince Anakao,[3] and Chez Emile hotels.[4]There are some tombs located near the point of the town. The topography is described as "rather flat, except where the sandy soil forms dunes."[5]To the south are the villages of Ankilimivony and Ankiririsa.

References

  1. Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1990). South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 98. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. Lehoullier, Sara (15 August 2010). Madagascar (Travel Companion). Other Places Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-9822619-5-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. Madagascar e Comore. EDT srl. 2008. p. 120. ISBN 978-88-6040-153-3. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. Bradt, Hilary (17 May 2011). Madagascar, 10th: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-84162-341-2. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. Krall, S.; Peveling, Ralf; Diallo, Daoulé Ba (1997). New strategies in locust control. Birkhäuser. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-7643-5442-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Anakao.
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