Mozambique Channel Africa Map

The Mozambique Channel is an arm of the Indian Ocean located between the Southeast African countries of Madagascar and Mozambique. The channel is about 1,700 km long and 419 km across at its narrowest point, and reaches a depth of 3,292 m about 230 km off the coast of Mozambique. A warm current, the Mozambique Current, flows in a so…
The Mozambique Channel is an arm of the Indian Ocean located between the Southeast African countries of Madagascar and Mozambique. The channel is about 1,700 km long and 419 km across at its narrowest point, and reaches a depth of 3,292 m about 230 km off the coast of Mozambique. A warm current, the Mozambique Current, flows in a southward direction in the channel, leading into the Agulhas Current off the east coast of Southern Africa.
  • Part of: Indian Ocean
  • Basin countries: Madagascar and Mozambique
  • Max. length: 1,600 km (990 mi)
  • Max. width: 1,000 km (620 mi)
  • Min. width: 419 km (260 mi)
  • Surface area: 700,000 km² (270,000 sq mi)
  • Max. depth: 3,292 m (10,801 ft)

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