Maputo Bay

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.

Maputo Bay
'Baía de Maputo (Portuguese)
Maputo Bay from space, January 1990
Maputo Bay
Location in Mozambique
Coordinates25°59′S 32°42′E
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean
Basin countriesMozambique
Max. length24 km (15 mi)
Max. width36 km (22 mi)
SettlementsMaputo
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