Strait of Mozambique
Strait of Mozambique | |
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Connects waters | Indian Ocean |
with water | |
Separates land mass | Madagascar |
of land mass | Africa |
Data | |
Geographical location | 17 ° S , 42 ° E |
length | 1500 km |
Smallest width | 420 km |
Coastal towns | Beira |
Islands |
Bazaruto , Ilha de Moçambique Nosy Be , Nosy Hara , Nosy Mitsio Île Europa , Bassas da India , Île Juân de Nova |
The Mozambique Strait (also Mozambique Canal , Portuguese Canal de Moçambique ) is the name of the strait between Mozambique in southeastern Africa and the island of Madagascar . It is around 1500 km long, between 420 and 1000 km wide and is bounded in the north by the Comoros . In the strait there are still some coastal islands of Mozambique such as Bazaruto and Ilha de Moçambique , some islands belonging to Madagascar such as Nosy Be , Nosy Hara and Nosy Mitsio , as well as three islands of the Îles éparses .