Polana Channel
Polana Channel is a marine channel in Maputo Province, Mozambique. Polana Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sommerschield, as well as near Polana Cimento ”A”.Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum of Mozambique and Fundação Fernando Leite Couto.
Natural History Museum of Mozambique
Museum
Photo: James and Alex BonTempo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Natural History Museum of Mozambique is situated 3 km west of Polana Channel.
Fundação Fernando Leite Couto
Arts center
Photo: Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fundação Fernando Leite Couto, Portuguese for "Foundation Fernando Leite Couto", is a foundation and cultural centre in Mozambique's capital Maputo. It was founded in 2015 and is named after the Portuguese-Mozambican writer Fernando Leite Counto. Fundação Fernando Leite Couto is situated 3 km northwest of Polana Channel.
Vila Algarve
Ruins
Photo: Cornelius Kibelka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vila Algarve is a residential house in the Mozambican capital Maputo. Built in 1934 and later protected as a listed building, the building housed the Portuguese secret police PIDE/DGS until the end of the Portuguese colonial period in Mozambique. Vila Algarve is situated 3 km west of Polana Channel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maputo.
Maputo
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique. Buildings range from old colonial palaces to new high-rise constructions, but the dominant architecture consists of Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes, generally with badly eroded paint and rusty security bars.
Polana Channel
- Type: Marine channel
- Also known as: “Canal da Polana”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-25.97734° or 25° 58′ 38″ southLongitude
32.61856° or 32° 37′ 7″ eastOpen location code
5G6J2JF9+3CGeoNames ID
1028675
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Satellite Map
Discover Polana Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sommerschield and Polana Cimento ”A”.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canal da Polana Lighthouse and Praia da Polana.
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