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Antsiranana

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Antsiranana , formerly Diégo-Suarez , town (1993 pop. 45,967), N Madagascar, on Antsiranana Bay. The bay, an arm of the Indian Ocean, is one of the world's finest natural harbors; its location, however, has hindered its development as a major port. Antsiranana is a transshipment point between coastal and ocean vessels, coffee, corn, peanuts, and cattle being the items of export. There are saltworks nearby. The bay was visited by Diogo Soares, the Portuguese explorer, in 1543. The area was ceded to France in 1885, at which time the town became the capital of the French colony; France maintained a naval base there from 1901 to 1972.

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Antsiranana

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Antsiranana, Madagascar Diégo‐Suarez ‘The Port’ or ‘(Place where there is) a Port’ from the prefix an which denotes a place‐name, and serànana ‘port’. The original name comes from a combination of the names of the Portuguese navigator, Diego Dias (brother of the better known Bartholomew Dias), who discovered the island in 1500, and the Spanish admiral, Hernán Suarez, who first landed here in 1506. The present name was adopted in 1977.

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