Its indigenous language is Malagasy.
The Bemolanga and Tsimimaro oil fields on this island produce heavy oil. Inhabitants of this island have burned reed beds to make more rice paddies along Lake Alaotra, its largest lake. Ruins of the Merina kingdom dot this island, the westernmost place settled by people late in the Austronesian expansion. This island, whose Sava region lets it produce more vanilla than any other place in the world, is home to the Canal des Pangalanes in its east, and the Tsaratanana massif in its center. Its indigenous language is Malagasy. For 10 points, name this large island, home to the lemur.
The Bemolanga and Tsimimaro oil fields on this island produce heavy oil.
Madagascar