Schlagwort-Archive: Ozean

Vohemar (Iharana)

Vohemar, also referred to as Iharana, is the northernmost town in Madagascar’s north-eastern SAVA region. It is located right at the Indian ocean and vast Iharana bay which is subjected to the tides. Historically, Vohemar seems to be one of Madagascar´s oldest settlements, if not the oldest, where Swahili merchants installed a port for trading as early as in the 13th century. Today, Vohemar has between 20.000 and 30.000 inhabitants who make it a lively little town hoping for a better future and many visitors. Because over the course of the last at least five years, the Chinese have constructed a new road connecting Vohemar at the east coast with Ambilobe at the National Road RN 6 in the west, replacing one of the most feared dirt roads of the island. In the past, it could have taken three or even more days to reach Vohemar from Ambilobe, which is now reduced to a couple of hours. That said, SAVA region is no longer isolated from the rest of the country. Continue…

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Cargo shipping

Antalaha, Madagascar/Madagaskar

Sambava

In Madagascar`s northeast lies the SAVA region, covering more than 25.000 km2, and the name SAVA derived from the four main cities Sambava, Antalaha, Vohemar and Andapa. From north to south, Vohemar, Sambava and Antalaha are the region´s seaside towns while Andapa is situated inland a good 100 km southwest of Sambava. The triangle between Sambava, Andapa and Antalaha produces more than half of the world´s vanilla which makes it the wealthiest region in Madagascar. Only up north around Vohemar, the climate is too dry for vanilla. This is the land of zebu cattle, and at the Andapa basin to where all the rivers from the surrounding mountains drain, a good share of the country´s rice is growing. Continue…

The shipwreck at Antalaha beach – Das Schiffswrack am Strand von Antalaha

Antalaha, Madagascar/Madagaskar

Gone to the beach – Bin am Strand

Sakalava bay, Madagascar/Madagaskar

This earth – Diese Erde

The earth is not just our environment. The earth is our mother. (Dalai Lama)

Die Erde ist nicht bloß unsere Umwelt. Sie ist unsere Mutter. (Dalai Lama)

Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Horombe, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Ethiopia/Äthiopien
La Montagne des français, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Lopé, Gabon/Gabun
Cirque Rouge, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Simien mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Ankarafantsika, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Tigray, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Tsingy rouge, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Rift Valley, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Germany/Deutschland
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
Bale mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
Simien mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
Zambezi floodplains/Die Sambesi-Flutebene, Sambia/Zambia
Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
Luangwa river, Zambia/Sambia
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Lopé, Gabon/Gabun
Lake Nkuruba, Uganda
Lake Tanganyika / Tanganjika-See, Zambia/Sambia
Lake Bunyonyi – Der Bunyonyi-See, Uganda
Lopé, Gabon/Gabun
Tis Issat – Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Kabwelume Falls, Zambia/Sambia
Victoria falls, Zambia/Sambia
Mahé Island, Seychelles/Seychellen
Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Ankarana, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Semliki National Park, Uganda
Bale mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Germany/Deutschland
Lasta highland, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Virunga region, Uganda
Simien mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Andringitra massif, Madagascar/Madagaskar
Lasta highland, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Rift Valley, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Bale mountains, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda
Lalibela, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Zambezi floodplains/Die Sambesi-Flutebene, Sambia/Zambia
Lasta highland, Ethiopia/Äthiopien
Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez), Madagascar/Madagaskar

Mahajanga port

Mahajanga, Madagascar/Madagaskar

Blue hour – Blaue Stunde

Mayumba, Gabon/Gabun

Toliara sunset

Toliara (Tuléar), Madagascar/Madagaskar