Canal de Bolama

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Canal de Bolama
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Canal de Bolama
Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates 11°29′00″N15°37′00″W / 11.4833°N 15.6167°W / 11.4833; -15.6167 Coordinates: 11°29′00″N15°37′00″W / 11.4833°N 15.6167°W / 11.4833; -15.6167
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Guinea Bissau
Max. length 14 km (8.7 mi)
Max. width 7 km (4.3 mi)
Islands Galinhas Island [1]

Canal de Bolama [2] is a strait in the coast of Guinea Bissau on the Atlantic Ocean.

Strait A naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water

A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two land masses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are too shallow, or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago.

Atlantic Ocean Ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers. It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the "Old World" from the "New World".

Geography

The Canal de Bolama runs from NW to SE and is located to the east of the Bissagos Islands, separating Galinhas Island, at the eastern end of the group, from Bolama, the easternmost island close to the mainland. [1]

Bissagos Islands archipelago in Guinea-Bissau

The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós, are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the African nation of Guinea-Bissau. The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Rio Geba and the Rio Grande and spans an area of 12,958 km2 (5,003 sq mi).

Bolama Place in Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau

Bolama is the closest of the Bijagós Islands to the mainland of Guinea-Bissau, and is also the name of the island's main town, the capital of the Bolama Region. The island has a population of 6,024, the town Bolama 4,819.

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References

  1. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ "Canal de Bolama". Mapcarta. Retrieved 14 October 2016.


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