Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
lake, Madagascar
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Lake Tsimanampetsotsa is a large body of saline water located near the coast south of Toliara, Madagascar. It has no outlet. Madagascar itself is an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean, separated from the African coast by the Mozambique Channel. The island features a central plateau, an eastern coastal strip, and a western zone of low plateaus and plains. While there are many lakes of volcanic origin on the island, such as Lake Itasy, Alaotra is the last surviving lake on the eastern slope.12
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