Maputo Bay | |
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'Baía de Maputo (Portuguese) | |
Coordinates | 25°59′S 32°42′E / 25.983°S 32.700°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Indian Ocean |
Basin countries | Mozambique |
Max. length | 24 km (15 mi) |
Max. width | 36 km (22 mi) |
Settlements | Maputo |
Maputo Bay (Portuguese: Baía de Maputo), formerly also known as Delagoa Bay from Baía da Lagoa in Portuguese, is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique, between 25° 40' and 26° 20' S, with a length from north to south of over 90 km long and 32 km wide.[1][2]