Tintingue Bay

Tintingue Bay is a sheltered anchorage on Madagascar's eastern coast, opposite the island of Sainte-Marie. Forested hills enclose the harbour, offering refuge from the Indian Ocean outside. In 1818 a French expedition surveyed the bay and declared possession before an assembly of local inhabitants. Its claim was challenged as Radama I extended Merina authority along the coast. Tsifanin, the local ruler, was killed by Radama's soldiers in 1826 after a Betsimisaraka attempt to retake Foulpointe.