Antananarivo

Madagascar

Antananarivo, also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra, is the capital of Analamanga region.

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Country: Madagascar
Population: 1,697,000
Latitude: 18.91° S
Longitude: 47.51° E

Which way is Antananarivo from…

From Paris, Antananarivo lies at 137° to the south-east, 8,759 km as the crow flies.

Paris	137° south-east	8,759 km
London	135° south-east	9,093 km
New York	85° east	13,999 km
Madrid	131° south-east	8,457 km
Rome	144° south-east	7,660 km
Montreal	81° east	13,899 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	283° west	858 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Seen from Saint-Denis on Réunion, Antananarivo is close by: west, at 283°, just 858 km away. From London, you aim south-east, at 135°, 9,093 km away. The trap is from New York: a flat map would point you to 118°, south-east, while the compass says 85°, due east. A landmark for Madagascar’s capital: it sits on the meridian of Kuwait City.