Nosy Komba

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Nosy Komba is a small volcanic island off the northwest coast of Madagascar, known for its traditional villages, black sand beaches, and populations of habituated lemurs that attract many eco-tourists.

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Label Occurrences
Nosy Komba canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
country Madagascar
hasAccessBy boat
hasAccessFrom Nosy Be
hasActivity diving
hiking
lemur watching
snorkeling
hasClimate tropical climate
hasCoastType black sand beaches
rocky shores
hasConservationInterest lemur habitat
hasFeature coastal fishing villages
forested interior
volcanic slopes
hasLanguage French
Malagasy
hasLocalEthnicGroup Sakalava people
hasLocalNameLanguage Malagasy
hasNameMeaning “island of the hump” in Malagasy
hasNearbyIsland Nosy Be
Nosy Tanikely
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
hasRelief mountainous
hasSettlement Ampangorina
hasTourismType eco-tourism
wildlife tourism
hasWildlife black lemurs
reptiles
tropical birds
isTouristDestinationOf Madagascar
knownFor black sand beaches
eco-tourism
habituated lemurs
handicraft markets
traditional villages
ylang-ylang plantations
locatedIn Mozambique Channel
locatedInRegion Diana Region
locatedNear Nosy Be
locatedOffCoastOf northwest coast of Madagascar
partOf Nosy Be archipelago
linked to: Nosy Be

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nosy Be nearbyIsland Nosy Komba
Big Island nearbyIsland Nosy Komba