Maputo Bay

Maputo Bay, formerly also known as Delagoa Bay from Baía da Lagoa in Portuguese, is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of , between 25° 40' and 26° 20' S, with a length from north to south of over 90 km long and 32 km wide.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay
  • Also known as: “Badia de Lourenço Marques”, “Badia de Maputo”, “Bahia de Delagoa”, “Bahía de Delagoa”, “Bahia de Machangulo”, “Bahia de maputo”, “Bahia Delagoa”, “Bahía Delagoa”, “Baia da Lagoa”, “Baía da Lagoa”, “Baia de Alagoa”, “Baia de Dalagoa”, “Baía de Lourenço Marques”, “Baia de Maputo”, “Baíade Lourenço Marques”, “Baie de Delagoa”, “Bucht von Maputo”, “Delagoa Bay”, “Delagoa-Bucht”, “Delagoabaai”, “Delagoabukten”, “Delagojski zaliv”, “Lourenço Marques Port”, “Maputo įlanka”, “Делагоа”, “Делагоа залив”, “Залив Делагоа”, “Мапуту (заліў)”, “خلیج دلاگوا”, and “দেলাগোয়া উপসাগর”

Maputo Bay

Latitude
-25.98333° or 25° 59′ south
Longitude
32.7° or 32° 42′ east
Open location code
5G6J2M8X+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2550815031
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
1040651
Wiki­data ID
Q1134899
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Maputo Bay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Maputobaai”
  • Arabic: “خليج مابوتو”
  • Belarusian: “заліў Мапуту”
  • Bengali: “মাপুতো উপসাগর”
  • Bulgarian: “Мапуто (залив)”
  • Bulgarian: “Мапуто”
  • Catalan: “badia Delagoa”
  • Catalan: “Badia Delagoa”
  • Cebuano: “Baía de Maputo”
  • Chinese: “馬普托灣”
  • Chinese: “马普托湾”
  • Croatian: “Zaljev Maputo”
  • Dutch: “Maputobaai”
  • Finnish: “Maputonlahti”
  • French: “baie de Maputo”
  • French: “Baie de Maputo”
  • Georgian: “მაპუტუს ყურე”
  • German: “Maputo-Bucht”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ מפוטו”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Maputo”
  • Italian: “Baia di Maputo”
  • Japanese: “マプト湾”
  • Korean: “마푸투만”
  • Lithuanian: “Maputu įlanka”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bocht faan Maputo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Maputobukta”
  • Norwegian: “Maputobukta”
  • Persian: “خلیج ماپوتو”
  • Polish: “Maputo”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Maputo”
  • Russian: “Мапуту”
  • Serbian: “Мапутски залив”
  • Slovenian: “Maputski zaliv”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Maputo”
  • Swedish: “Maputobukten”
  • Ukrainian: “Мапуту”
  • Uzbek: “Delagoa”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Maputo”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Maputo”
  • Yue Chinese: “打剌告卑”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vila Sol and Polana Caniço ”B”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Chefina Island and Mercado do Peixe.

Mozambique: Must-Visit Destinations

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