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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]

Tigres Strait
Tigres Strait Location in Angola
Coordinates	16°38′S 11°46′E
Native name	Estreito dos Tigres  (Portuguese)
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Angola
Max. length	35 km (22 mi)
Max. width	9 km (5.6 mi)
Islands	Tigres Island
References	[1]

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]

See also

• Geography of Angola

References

На других языках

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- [en] Tigres Strait

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[ru] Тигреш (пролив)

Тигреш (порт. baía dos Tigres, estreito dos Tigres) — пролив в Анголе в провинции Намибе. Отделяет остров Тигреш от остальной территории Анголы[1][2].

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