Eastern mountains of Madagascar (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich

Eastern mountains of Madagascar

Caption

The escarpment mountains of eastern Madagascar, shaped by a tropical climate and steep topography. The escarpment has been retreating inland since the second rifting event (90 Ma) and today acts as a natural barrier to rainfall, marking the western limit of the island's humid eastern rainforests.

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Romano Clementucci / ETH Zurich

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