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The Tsingy Rouge (Red Tsingy ) is a stone formation of red laterite formed by erosion [1] [2] of the Irodo River in the region of Diana in northern Madagascar.

It is situated approximately 60 km south of Antsiranana near the town of Sadjoavato.

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12°38′20″S49°29′50″E / 12.63889°S 49.49722°E / -12.63889; 49.49722

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