Take a look at Ocean Current maps sometime [0].
It's easier to sail to and from Madagascar to much of Asia than it is to sail to Madagascar across the Madagascar channel.
[0] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corrientes-oceanicas...
Take a look at Ocean Current maps sometime [0].
It's easier to sail to and from Madagascar to much of Asia than it is to sail to Madagascar across the Madagascar channel.
[0] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corrientes-oceanicas...