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The port of Toamasina serves as Madagascar's most important gateway to the Indian Ocean.

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Toamasina

Madagascar

Country
Madagascar
Population
345.0K
Coordinates
-18.15, 49.40
602nd most populous city in the world

Toamasina, meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean.

From the “Transport” section

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