Strait of Mozambique

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Strait of Mozambique
Connects waters	Indian Ocean
with water
Separates land mass	Madagascar
of land mass	Africa
Data
Geographical location	17 °  S , 42 °  E Coordinates: 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 .