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National park in Madagascar
Nosy Hara National Park
Nosy Hara National Park is located in MadagascarNosy Hara National ParkNosy Hara National Park
Geography
LocationMadagascar
Coordinates12°14′28″S 49°00′47″E / 12.241°S 49.013°E / -12.241; 49.013
Area2.7 km (1.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation104 m (341 ft)
Administration
Madagascar
Demographics
Population0

Nosy Hara or Nosy Hara National Park is an uninhabited limestone islet in the Diana Region off the northwest coast of Madagascar. It is the habitat of Brookesia micra, the smallest known chameleon. Since 2007, Nosy Hara has been part of a Marine Protected Area.

References

  1. Davies, Ella (15 February 2012). "Tiny lizards found in Madagascar". BBC Nature. BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "PLOS ONE: Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar". plosone.org. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. Daniel Austin (10 November 2014). Madagascar Wildlife. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 111–. ISBN 978-1-84162-557-7.
  4. Coral Reef Resilience Assessment of the Nosy Hara Marine Protected Area, Northwest Madagascar. IUCN. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-2-8317-1192-8.
  5. Marine park bolsters community facing climate change | WWF
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