Difference between revisions of "Nosy Lonja"
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Nosy Lonja or Sugarloaf Island is the small island in Diego Bay that symbolises [[Diego Suarez]]. It is considered by locals ''fady'' to visit, it is said that if you step ashore you will die. So there are no buildings or people living there. | Nosy Lonja or Sugarloaf Island is the small island in Diego Bay that symbolises [[Diego Suarez]]. It is considered by locals ''fady'' to visit, it is said that if you step ashore you will die. So there are no buildings or people living there. | ||
| − | The picture of the island appears on the | + | The picture of the island appears on the 100-Ariari banknotes. |
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</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
Revision as of 07:20, 24 January 2009
Nosy Lonja or Sugarloaf Island is the small island in Diego Bay that symbolises Diego Suarez. It is considered by locals fady to visit, it is said that if you step ashore you will die. So there are no buildings or people living there.
The picture of the island appears on the 100-Ariari banknotes.
