Cape Sainte Marie

Cape Sainte Marie Special Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
LocationAndroy Region, Madagascar
Coordinates25°34′00″S 45°31′00″E / 25.56667°S 45.51667°E / -25.56667; 45.51667
Area62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi)
Designationspecial reserve
Designated1962

Cape Sainte Marie (Malagasy: Tanjona Vohimena; French: cap Sainte-Marie), formerly known as Cape Romain and Cape St. Mary, is the southernmost point of Madagascar. It is situated in the Androy region 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tsiombe. It is the location of the Cap Sainte-Marie Special Reserve, a nature reserve which occupies most of the cape and was created in 1962.

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