Shouldn't People In Madagascar Live On The "Opposite" Side?

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Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, sits just off Africa's southeast coast, near Mozambique. But despite this closeness, the vast majority of Madagascar's population has situated itself on the east coast, away from the rest of Africa. This is unusual because, historically, population centers amass where it would be easiest to trade. So why do so many Malagasy live in the east as opposed to the west coast? Well, the island's geography certainly helps explain it!

In this video, we'll cover the history of how Madagascar was settled by both Austronesian peoples (likely from Borneo) and Bantu migrants from Africa. The physical geography of the island itself and how it separated from Africa. It's settlement and population orientation. And how and why Madagascar became a pirate haven in the mid to late 1700s!

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