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'''The small village of Ambodipont is located two villages south of [[Ampanavoana]] in the eastern part of the Masoala Peninsula. The distance from the sea to Ambodipont is about one kilometre.'''
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'''The small village of Ambodipont is the second village south of [[Ampanavoana]] in the eastern part of the Masoala Peninsula. The distance from the sea to Ambodipont is about one kilometre.'''
  
 
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A wide sandy road lined with coconut palms leads through the village. In the
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A wide sandy road lined with coconut palms leads through the village. In the village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as rice, drinks, sweets, soap, note-books, clothes and petrol. It is also the local bar where mostly the men of the village spend much of their afternoons. Next to the shop are three bungalows offering basic accommodation.
village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as  
 
rice, drinks, sweets, soap, note-books, clothes and petrol. Next to the shop
 
are three bungalows offering basic accommodation.
 
  
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The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Large and delicious pineapples are plentiful. Throughout the harvesting months of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried on mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of X-mas bakery is in the air.
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Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on 24th February 2009.
 
Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on 24th February 2009.
 
The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Throuhgout the harvesting months
 
of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried
 
on large mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of
 
X-mas bakery is in the air.
 
  
 
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The next village south of [[Ambodipont]] is [[Anjanazana]] and the next village direction north is [[Marofinaritra]].
 
The next village south of [[Ambodipont]] is [[Anjanazana]] and the next village direction north is [[Marofinaritra]].
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'''GPS coordinates'''<br>
 
'''GPS coordinates'''<br>

Revision as of 18:19, 24 February 2017

The small village of Ambodipont is the second village south of Ampanavoana in the eastern part of the Masoala Peninsula. The distance from the sea to Ambodipont is about one kilometre.

Ambodipont 012.jpg
Ambodipont 010.jpg Ambodipont 014.jpg Ambodipont 004.jpg
Ambodipont 015.jpg Ambodipont 016.jpg Ambodipont 006.jpg

A wide sandy road lined with coconut palms leads through the village. In the village centre there is a large shop selling a bit of everything, such as rice, drinks, sweets, soap, note-books, clothes and petrol. It is also the local bar where mostly the men of the village spend much of their afternoons. Next to the shop are three bungalows offering basic accommodation.

Ambodipont 019.jpg
Ambodipont 029.jpg Ambodipont 028.jpg Ambodipont 030.jpg

The people of Ambodipont live from farming (cloves) and fishing. Large and delicious pineapples are plentiful. Throughout the harvesting months of September/October the cloves are picked from the trees and thereafter tried on mats in the sunshine. When the sun hits the cloves, an intense scent of X-mas bakery is in the air.

Ambodipont 033.jpg
Ambodipont 035.jpg Ambodipont 034.jpg Ambodipont 037.jpg

Ambodipont has a public primary school, established on 24th February 2009.

The next village south of Ambodipont is Anjanazana and the next village direction north is Marofinaritra.

GPS coordinates
S 15°43.884'
E050°20.298'
20m elevation


Additional information