What separates Madagascar from Africa?

Answer 1

No. It is about 400 km off the coast of Africa.

The curvature of the earth's surface prevents observation at the distance of even high mountains.

You would need to be about 20,000 ft in an aeroplane to see it. The highest Mountain around the coast of Africa near Mozambique is about 500km away from Madagascar. It is 2000m high. It would need to be about 7500m high (taller than Kilimanjaro 5895m) for you to see Madagascar.

At sea level the curvature of the earth limits the range of vision to 2.9 miles. The formula for determining how many miles an individual can see at higher levels is the square root of his altitude times 1.225. Thus on a clear day at 1,000 feet a person with normal vision can see 39 miles; at 10,000 feet, 123 miles; at 25,000 feet, 194 miles. With good visibility a pilot at 25,000 feet can see Germany from the English Channel; at the same altitude over Tunisia he can see the middle of Sicily

Answer 2

Around 225 miles/360 km at the closest point.

Answer 3

It is Roughly 300 - 400km of the coast of Mozambique

Answer 4

The distance between Paris, France, and Antananarivo, Madagascar, is 8,770 km (5450 miles)

Answer 5

Madagascar is an island state located to the east of South Africa's coast. It is separated from the African continent by the Indian ocean.

Answer 6

Measuring from the nearest two points, the island of Madagascar is approximately 260 miles from the continent of Africa.

Answer 7

20km

Answer 8

240 miles