Mozambique Channel

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channel strait waterway

The Mozambique Channel is a key waterway in the western Indian Ocean separating Madagascar from mainland Africa, important for international shipping and regional maritime trade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mozambique Channel canonical	34
Mozambique Channel region	3

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	channel ⓘ strait ⓘ waterway ⓘ
borders	Comoros ⓘ French Southern and Antarctic Lands ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ
connectsTo	Somali Sea region ⓘ surface form: Somali Sea open Indian Ocean ⓘ
economicImportanceFor	Comoros ⓘ France ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ
governedBy	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
hasCurrent	Agulhas Current ⓘ surface form: Agulhas Current system Mozambique Current ⓘ
hasFeature	coral reefs ⓘ deepwater basin ⓘ mangrove-lined coasts ⓘ seamounts ⓘ
hasMarineEcosystem	tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasMarineSpecies	dolphins ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ tuna ⓘ whales ⓘ
hasRisk	cyclones ⓘ oil spill pollution ⓘ piracy incidents ⓘ
isImportantFor	biodiversity conservation ⓘ container shipping routes ⓘ fishing ⓘ gas transport ⓘ international shipping ⓘ oil transport ⓘ regional maritime trade ⓘ
length	about 1000 miles ⓘ about 1600 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Indian Ocean ⓘ surface form: western Indian Ocean
maximumDepth	about 3000 meters ⓘ
maximumWidth	about 460 nautical miles ⓘ about 850 kilometers ⓘ
near	Madagascar Plateau ⓘ Mozambique Basin ⓘ
partOf	Indian Ocean ⓘ
separates	Madagascar ⓘ mainland Africa ⓘ
usedBy	bulk carriers ⓘ container ships ⓘ international shipping lanes between Cape of Good Hope and Suez Canal ⓘ tankers ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Mozambique Channel
Description of subject: The Mozambique Channel is a key waterway in the western Indian Ocean separating Madagascar from mainland Africa, important for international shipping and regional maritime trade.

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Ocean → hasStrategicStrait → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Zambezi River → mouthLocation → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Limpopo River → mouthLocatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mozambique → borderSea → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Madagascar → separatedFrom → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mayotte → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Beira → facingBodyOfWater → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Bazaruto Archipelago → partOf → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Port of Nacala → locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Somali Plate → underlies → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mayotte lagoon → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Betsiboka River → mouth → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Betsiboka River → flowsInto → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Betsiboka River → emptiesInto → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

East African Coastal Current → adjacentTo → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mozambique Channel region

Comorians → maritimeRegion → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Nosy Be → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Grande-Terre → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

subject surface form: Grande-Terre (Mayotte)

Grande Comore → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mozambique Channel region

Anjouan → locatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mangoky River → mouth → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mangoky River → flowsInto → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Tsiribihina River → mouthLocatedIn → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Tsiribihina River → flowsInto → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Southwest Indian Ocean → borderedBy → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean → strategicLocation → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mozambique Basin → associatedWith → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Madagascar Plateau → adjacentTo → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mozambique Current → adjacentTo → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Mozambique Current → flowsThrough → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Indian Ocean coastline → adjacentTo → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Save River → hasMouthNear → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Ibo Island → coast → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

northern Mozambique → partOf → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Mozambique

this entity surface form: Mozambique Channel region

Indian Ocean Region → hasPart → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

Maputo Bay → partOf → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

southeastern Africa → hasSea → Mozambique Channel ⓘ

subject surface form: Southeastern Africa