| Josiah Conder - Geography - 1834 - 740 pages
...interior, and terminates in a vast marsh. See AUSTRALIA. MADAGASCAR. A large island off the eastern coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the Mozambique channel, between the parallels of 12° 2 S. and 25° 40' S., and extending from longitude 43° 4Г to 50° 30'... | |
| John Ramsay McCulloch - Geography - 1842 - 964 pages
...which has not been thoroughly explored. MADAGASCAR, a large island of the Indian Ocean, off' the E. coast of Africa (from which it is separated by the Mozambique Channel ), between lat 12° 2' and 85° W N., and long, n 20' and Al° .W E. Length, 930 m. ; average breath,... | |
| Samuel Bagster - Bible - 1848 - 548 pages
...sy fahamarmana. ON THE MALAGASSE DIALECT AND VERSION. MADAGASCAR lies at a distance of 240 miles off the east coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the channel of Mozambique. This island is rather larger than the whole kingdom of France: it comprises... | |
| American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...three hundred and fifty miles broad, at its broadest part. Being in similar relation to the Eastern coast of Africa — from which it is separated by the Mozambique Channel — that this island is to the Continent of Europe, geographers who like to enliven their works by... | |
| Henry George Bohn - Geography - 1861 - 662 pages
...ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. 1. Madagascar, one of the largest islands in the world, stretches along the east coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the Mozambique channel. It extends nearly 1,000 miles from north to south ; has an area of 200,000 square miles, and is supposed... | |
| Bible - 1860 - 614 pages
...lahy tokana ny Ray) feno fahasoavana sy fahamarinana. MADAGASCAR lies at a distance of 240 miles off the east coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the channel of Mozambique. This island is considerably larger than the whole of France: it comprises an... | |
| 1863 - 568 pages
...interest, a brief description of the island itself may not be out of place. It is situated on the eastern coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the Mozambique Channel, and is about nine hundred and thirty miles in length by three hundred in breadth. It occupies much... | |
| 1863 - 1076 pages
...interest, a brief description of the island itself may not be out of place. It is situated on the eastern coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the Mozambique Channel, and is about 930 miles in length by 300 in breadth. It occupies much the same space in relation to... | |
| Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) - Missions - 1865 - 466 pages
...the work at home. ald abroad." The island of MADAGASCAR has lately been opened in a wonOlOi derful way to missionary enterprise. It lies on the east...establish settlements, and by the Jesuits to introduce the Roman Catholic religion in the island. English missionaries were permitted by King Radama I. to reside... | |
| John Richard Langler - 1879 - 170 pages
...basin of the Zambesi. is There are no important towns. MADAGASCAR. 424. Madagascar is an island near the east coast of Africa, from which it is separated by the Mozambique Channel. It is nearly 1,000 miles long, and has an area more than twice that of Great Britain. The northern and eastern... | |
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