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'''The Masoala National Park is located on the Masoala peninsula in the north-east of Madagascar. The peninsula is enclosed by the Indian Ocean in the east and [[Antongil Bay]] in the west. On and around the Masoala peninsula are several protected areas, divided into four terrestrial sections and three marine zones. The Masoala National Park combined with the Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve within the bay is the largest nature protected area in Madagascar.'''
Masoala National Park is one of six national parks on the east coast of Madagascar, all of which were declared a ''World Heritage in Danger'' by UNESCO under the combined name [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1257 Rainforests of the Atsinanana] in 2010.
The entire Masoala protected area has a total surface of 240,520ha and is divided into four terrestrial sections and three marine zones. The seven sections are:
* The main land plot covers 227,020ha of forest
* The detached land plot of Andranoanala covers 1,300ha
* The detached land plot of Andranomainty covers 1,600ha
* The detached land plot of Beankora covers 620ha
* The marine plot Tampolo covers 3,600ha
* The marine plot Masoala covers 3,300ha
* The marine pliot Tanjona covers 3,100ha
The Nosy Mangabe Special Reserve has an area of 520ha.
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