geography question?

Question

is madagascar part of africa???

Answer 1

It is considered part of the continent of Africa although it is not physically attached to Africa. Just as Sicily is part of Italy and Japan is part of Asia.

Answer 2

Yes Madagascar is a country in Africa

Answer 3

Yes. Although it's separated from the African continent, the country has many historic and cultural ties to Africa. Madagascar belongs to the African Union, for example.

Answer 4

Yes, it is an island right off the coast. The answer was easily obtainable by simply typing Madagascar into any search engine. You're not lazy, are you?

Answer 5

Yes. It's a huge island off the SE coast. Google it. When you refer to a country, use a capital letter. It's a proper noun. Madagascar.

Answer 6

africa is a continent or a geographical entity. madagascar is a separate country/island on its own. maybe it was part of the african continent at some earlier time. the theory goes that all of the continents were one once.

Answer 7

Yes, it is an African Country.
It has some unique characteristics and animals, enough so that some zoologists study it as a unique ecosystem, like Tasmania.
It is also part of the Tectonic African Plate:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techtonic_plates

But since it's all arbitrary anyway, you could say it was part of Oceania and who could claim they have authority otherwise...

Answer 8

i guess it is. is just off the coast of africa. since they consider new zealand and all them islands 'australasia', i would think madagascar would be part of africasia.

Answer 9

It's an island out side of africa- it is a member-state of the Organisation of African Unity.

I would say yes, but then say tht sentace about organisation afterwards

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Answer 10

No because it is an island and therefore not connected to Africa. But it IS a territory of Africa as is Hawaii to the US.