Madagascar (disambiguation)
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Madagascar
is an island nation located off the eastern coast of Africa.
Madagascar may also refer to:
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Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
is an island nation located off the eastern coast of Africa.
Madagascar may also refer to:
In sport:
- Madagascar national football teamMadagascar national football teamThe Madagascar national football team, nicknamed Les Guerriers Zébus , is the national team of Madagascar and is controlled by the Fédération Malagasy de Football. It has never qualified for the finals of the World Cup or the African Nations Cup...
- Madagascar national rugby union teamMadagascar national rugby union teamThe Madagascar national rugby union team represents Madagascar in the sport of rugby union. They are one of the countries in Africa where rugby is more popular but have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup...
- Madagascar Davis Cup teamMadagascar Davis Cup teamThe Madagascar Davis Cup team represents Madagascar in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Malgache de Tennis.Madagascar currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III. They finished 4th in Group III in 2001 and 2002....
- Madagascar Fed Cup teamMadagascar Fed Cup teamThe Madagascar Fed Cup team represents Madagascar in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Malgache de Tennis. They have not competed since 1999.-History:...
- Madagascar women's national basketball teamMadagascar women's national basketball teamThe Madagascar women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Madagascar at world basketball competitions for women. The squad won the African championship in the 1971....
In entertainment:
- Madagascar (1994 film)Madagascar (1994 film)Madagascar is a Cuban film that marked Fernando Pérez's change of direction into a more lyrical approach to filmmaking, somehow stripped from the realistic documentary feel of his early work...
, a Cuban film by Fernando Pérez - Madagascar (franchise), a series of animated films
- Madagascar (2005 film)Madagascar (2005 film)Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
, the first film of the Madagascar series- Madagascar (soundtrack)Madagascar (soundtrack)-Soundtrack:Madagascar is a 2005 soundtrack for the 2005 film of the same name. It features a film score by Hans Zimmer, as well as borrowed songs from various sources.-Track listing:-Score:...
, its soundtrack album - Madagascar (video game)Madagascar (video game)Madagascar is a video game of the action-adventure genre released in 2005 by Toys for Bob for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and GameCube. The game is based on the animated movie of the same name,...
, tie-in game
- Madagascar (soundtrack)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, a sequel to the 2005 animated film, Madagascar
- Madagascar 3Madagascar 3Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is the third installment of the Madagascar film series, also the first 3-D film in the series, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Eric Darnell. It is a sequel to Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa...
, the third film in the series set to be released next summer.
- Madagascar (2005 film)
- "Madagascar", a song on the 2008 Guns N' Roses album Chinese DemocracyChinese DemocracyChinese Democracy is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released in November 2008 on Geffen Records. It is the band's first studio album since "The Spaghetti Incident?" , released exactly 15 years before Chinese Democracy, and their first album of original studio...
- "Madagascar", a trance song by Art of TranceArt of TranceSimon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. In addition to his work as an artist, Berry was the co-founder and head of...
, which was remixed by Ferry Corsten and Richard DurandRichard DurandRichard Durand is a Dutch Disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld -Biography:... - Madagascar (band), a pop/rock band from the noughties
In ships:
- Madagascar (ship)Madagascar (ship)The Madagascar was a large British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837, which went missing on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853...
, a 19th century British merchant vessel - HMS Madagascar (1811)HMS Madagascar (1811)The Néréide was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy designed by Sané.In 1810, she sailed to Guadeloupe but was repelled by the blockade off Basse-Terre, and returned to Brest after a fight with HMS Rainbow and HMS Avon....
, a Royal Navy ship launched in 1811 - HMS Madagascar (1822)HMS Madagascar (1822)HMS Madagascar was a 46-gun fifth-rate Seringapatam-class frigate, built at Bombay and launched on 15 November 1822.The Bavarian Prince Otto who had been selected as the King of Greece was delivered to his new capital Nafplion in 1833....
, a Royal Navy frigate launched in 1822
in television:
- The Penguins of MadagascarThe Penguins of MadagascarThe Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort...
An Animated series on Nickelodeon launched in 2009 - Madagascar (TV series)Madagascar (TV series)Madagascar is a British nature documentary series, first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in February 2011. Produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet and narrated by David Attenborough, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the island of Madagascar in the...
, a 2011 documentary series narrated by David AttenboroughDavid AttenboroughSir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FZS, FSA is a British broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years...
on BBC TwoBBC TwoBBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
.
in books
- The Deadly Lady of Madagascar, a 1959 book by Frank G. SlaughterFrank G. SlaughterFrank Gill Slaughter , pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C.V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible...
in history
- Madagascar PlanMadagascar PlanThe Madagascar Plan was a suggested policy of the Nazi government of Germany to relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar.-Origins:The evacuation of European Jews to the island of Madagascar was not a new concept...
, a suggested policy of the Nazi government of Germany to relocate Jews to Madagascar
In computing:
- Madagascar (software)Madagascar (software)Madagascar is a software package for multidimensional data analysis and reproducible computational experiments. Its mission is to provide* a convenient and powerful environment* a convenient technology transfer tool...
, a software package for multidimensional data analysis