Mozambique Channel Map

The Mozambique Channel is a channel bordered by the Comoros, Mozambique and Madagascar. This map shows the Mozambique Channel highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.

Mozambique Channel Map
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How to read this map

Countries with a coast on the Mozambique Channel: the Comoros, Mozambique and Madagascar.

The blue outline marks the Mozambique Channel as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Dar es Salaam, Durban, Harare, Maputo, Bulawayo, Lilongwe, Blantyre and Beira. Labeled countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Mozambique Channel come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Mozambique Channel is, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Mozambique Channel Map without names
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Mozambique Channel facts

FactValue
Maximum depth3,292 m (10,801 ft)
InflowsMangoky River, Tsiribihina River, Pungwe River, Onilahy River, Manambaho River and Messalo River
Coastal countriesthe Comoros, Mozambique and Madagascar

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the coastal countries: Comoros, Mozambique, Madagascar. Compare with the map of the five oceans.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries border the Mozambique Channel?

the Comoros, Mozambique and Madagascar.

Can I download a blank map of the Mozambique Channel?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Mozambique Channel Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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