Tigres Strait

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Tigres Strait
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Tigres Strait
Location in Angola
Coordinates 16°38′S11°46′E / 16.633°S 11.767°E / -16.633; 11.767 Coordinates: 16°38′S11°46′E / 16.633°S 11.767°E / -16.633; 11.767
Native nameEstreito dos Tigres (Portuguese)
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin  countries Angola
Max. length35 km (22 mi)
Max. width9 km (5.6 mi)
Islands Tigres Island
References [1]

The Tigres Strait, formerly known as Tigres Bay or Great Fish Bay, is a strait in Angola, located in Namibe Province, serving as a separation between the Angolan mainland and the Tigres Island. [2] [3]

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Geography

It once had a small peninsula on its eastern side, with its isthmus in the south and a well established fishing village named Saint Martin of the Tigers (in Portuguese: São Martinho dos Tigres). The ocean broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in 1962 and the water line was severed. [4] Tigres became an island overnight, Tigres Island, the largest island of Angola. [5]

Currently, most of the area of the former bay has become a strait between the island and the mainland. Of the original bay, only a small inlet open to the north —the Saco dos Tigres— remains at the southern end. [6]

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References

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  2. "Baia dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. Baía dos Tigres é uma aldeia fantasma. Jornal de Angola. 10 de janeiro de 2019.
  4. "Cool Waters". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  5. "Ilha dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. "Saco dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 14 October 2016.