The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, namely Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint. The channel is approximately 460 kilometers across at its narrowest point between Angoche, Mozambique, and Tambohorano, Madagascar.

The channel reaches a depth of 3,292 meters about 230 kilometers off the coast of Mozambique. A warm current flows in a southward direction in the channel, leading into the Agulhas Current off the east coast of South Africa.

Islands in the channel

Comoros

• Grande Comore
• Mohéli
• Anjouan

France

• Mayotte
• Glorioso Islands
• Juan de Nova Island
• Europa Island
• Bassas da India

Indian Ocean | Geography of Africa

Mozambický průliv | Straße von Mosambik | Canal de Mozambique | Canal du Mozambique | Canale del Mozambico | モザンビーク海峡 | Mosambikkanalen | Kanał Mozambicki | Canal de Moçambique | Mosambikin kanaali | Мозамбикский пролив