Antsiranana Bay

Antsiranana Bay is a natural bay that stretches close to 20 kilometres north to south along the northeast coast of . The waters average a depth of more than 20 metres, and the main channel can be as deep as 50 metres.
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  • Bay
  • Description: natural bay along the northeast coast of Madagascar
  • Also known as
    “Baie de Diego Soarez”
    “Baie de Diego-Souares”
    “Bay of Diego Suarez”
    “Helodranon’ Antsiranana”
    “Maroaomby”
  • Historically known as
    “British Sound”
    “Diego Suarez Bay”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antsiranana.
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, named Diego-Suarez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of .

Antsiranana Bay

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Latitude
-12.2292° or 12° 13′ 45″ south
Longitude
49.27735° or 49° 16′ 39″ east
Open location code
5HVFQ7CG+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2036864853
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
1069126
Wiki­data ID
Q2879632

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Antsiranana Bay” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Անցիրանանա ծոց”
  • Dutch: “Antsirananabaai”
  • French: “Baie de Diego Suarez”
  • French: “baie de Diego-Suarez”
  • French: “Baie de Diego-Suarez”
  • French: “Baie de Diégo-Suarez”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Antsiranana”
  • Japanese: “アンツィラナナ湾”
  • Malagasy: “Helodranon‘ i Diego-Suarez”
  • Malagasy: “Helodranon’ i Diego-Suarez”
  • Pushto: “آنسیرانانا”
  • Russian: “Анциранана”
  • Russian: “Диего-Суарес”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Antsirananski zaljev”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Zaljev Antsiranana”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Antsiranana”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cap Diego and Place Kabary.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nosy Hely and Andrakaka Navy Airport.

Madagascar: Highlights

Learn more about Antananarivo and Toamasina.

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