Pictures above by Stephen Alvarez
Tsingy de Bemaraha (Stone Forest) - Madagascar
The Tsingys are karstic plateaus in which groundwater has undercut the elevated uplands. Because of local conditions, the erosion is patterned vertically as well as horizontally. In several regions on western Madagascar, the superposition of vertical and horizontal erosion patterns has created dramatic “forests” of limestone needles. The species of flora and fauna are not to be found anywhere else in the world like the Decken’s Sifaka pictured above.
Below you can see an illustration from The National Geographic explaining these formations. (click image to enlarge)
Pictures Below by Emma Smart
This is Africa, our Africa
