Unannotated satellite scene of a portion of the subtropical monsoon SE coast of Madagascar in the vicinity of Ambanihazo and Antsotso Avarata (24°35′58″ S, 47°14′50″ E). This figure, acquired from Google Earth Pro, is provided as a basis of comparison with (b) that contains annotations associated with a BCCS cross-shore transect. (b) Annotated satellite scene of (a). A single cross-shore transect (large, red arrow) defines some typical catenary associations for a mainland barrier coast. The Coastal Ecological Sequence (CES) for this cross-shore transect is 7BambBeca,siDuWma,mrLclUgr. Colored polygons, lettering, and arrows indicate the lateral extrapolation of units defined in the cross-shore transect (i.e. Barrier, Beach, Dune, Wetland, Lagoon, and Upland Archetypes). Interpretive features such as texture, tone, and pattern should be compared between (a) and (b) as an example of how biophysical units in a coastal belt can be extrapolated out from a BCCS cross-shore transect.