Montagne d'Ambre National Park

Montagne d'Ambre National Park
Location of Amber Mountain National Park
LocationDiana Region, Madagascar
Nearest cityAntsiranana
Coordinates12°35′42″S 49°09′18″E / 12.595°S 49.155°E / -12.595; 49.155
Area182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Established28 October 1958
Governing bodyMadagascar National Parks (PNM-ANGAP)
Websitehttps://www.parcs-madagascar.com/parcs/montagne%20d%20ambre.php

Montagne d'Ambre National Park is a national park in the Diana Region of northern Madagascar. The park is known for its endemic flora and fauna, water falls and crater lakes. It is 1,000 km (620 mi) north of the capital, Antananarivo, and is one of the most biologically diverse places in all of Madagascar with seventy-five species of birds, twenty-five species of mammals, and fifty-nine species of reptiles known to inhabit the park. The park is centred around Mount Ambohitra (Amber Mountain), the highest mountain in northern Madagascar.

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