Baia dos Tigres
Baia dos Tigres Great Fish Bay | |
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Coordinates | 16°38′S 11°46′E / 16.633°S 11.767°ECoordinates: 16°38′S 11°46′E / 16.633°S 11.767°E |
Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
Basin countries | Angola |
Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
Max. width | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
Islands | Tigres Island |
Baia dos Tigres or Great Fish Bay is a bay in Angola.[1] It is located in the Namibe Province.
Geography
It once had a small peninsula on its eastern side, with its isthmus in the south and a well established fishing village named Tigres. The ocean broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in 1962 and the water line was severed.[2] Tigres became an island overnight, Tigres Island, the largest island of Angola.[3]
Currently most of the area of the former bay has become a strait between the island and the mainland. Of the oeriginal bay only a small inlet open to the north —the Saco dos Tigres— remains at the southern end.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Baia dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Foz do Cunene to Lobito - Fishing Spots and Beaches in Angola South
- ↑ "Ilha dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Saco dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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