Mozambique Channel

American  

noun

1. a channel in SE Africa, between Mozambique and Madagascar. 950 miles (1,530 km) long; 250–550 miles (400–885 km) wide.

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Mozambique Channel British  

noun

1. a strait between Mozambique and Madagascar. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles). Width: 400 km (250 miles)

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Example Sentences

Remarkably, the bushpig is the only large, wild terrestrial mammal species that has somehow historically crossed the 400-kilometer-wide Mozambique Channel and made it from mainland Africa to the island of Madagascar.

From Science Daily

It then looped back on to the mainland after regaining strength over the Mozambique Channel.

From Seattle Times

With hurricane-force winds, the storm also brought large storm surges as it kept re-energising over the warm waters of the Mozambique Channel.

From BBC

Freddy first developed near Australia in early February and traveled across the entire southern Indian Ocean before it bounced around the Mozambique Channel.

From Seattle Times

It’s presently crossing the Mozambique Channel for a third time.

From Washington Post