Amber Forest Reserve

Amber Forest Reserve (French: Réserve de la Forêt d’Ambre) is a wildlife reserve of Madagascar.

Amber Forest Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Amber Forest Reserve
Map showing the location of Amber Forest Reserve
Map of Madagascar
Nearest cityJoffreville
Coordinates12.44°S 49.08°E / -12.44; 49.08[1]
Area48.1 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Established28 October 1958

The name comes from the flowers of some trees, which cover the mountain and shine with amber from afar.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Ambohitantely Special Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "Ambohitantely Special Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  3. "Amber mountain national park". MADAMAGAZINE. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-25.



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