Mozambique Channel

arm of the Indian Ocean located between the Southeast African countries of Madagascar and Mozambique
Place strait Q165100
Mozambique Channel
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Mozambique Channel

Summary

Mozambique Channel is a strait[1]. It draws 140 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #43 of 402).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mozambique Channel is in the country of Comoros[3].
  • Mozambique Channel is in the country of Mozambique[4].
  • Mozambique Channel is in the country of Madagascar[5].
  • Mozambique Channel's image is recorded as Satellite image of Mozambique in September 2002.jpg[6].
  • Mozambique Channel's instance of is recorded as strait[7].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Mangoky River[8].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Tsiribihina River[9].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Pungwe River[10].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Onilahy River[11].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Manambaho River[12].
  • Mozambique Channel's inflows is recorded as Messalo River[13].
  • Mozambique Channel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6339155919303939730005[14].
  • Mozambique Channel's locator map image is recorded as Mozambique Channel location map.svg[15].
  • Mozambique Channel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 126519038[16].
  • Mozambique Channel's IdRef ID is recorded as 050599585[17].
  • Mozambique Channel's part of is recorded as Indian Ocean[18].
  • Mozambique Channel's Commons category is recorded as Mozambique Channel[19].
  • Mozambique Channel's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 14383565[20].
  • Mozambique Channel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -18, 'lon': 41}[21].
  • Mozambique Channel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/053jv[22].
  • Mozambique Channel's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Indian Ocean[23].
  • Mozambique Channel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mozambique Channel[24].
  • Mozambique Channel's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0043009[25].
  • Mozambique Channel's described by source is recorded as Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[26].
  • Mozambique Channel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Comoros[3], a country[28], in Comoros[29], founded in 2001[30]; Mozambique[4], a republic[31], in Mozambique[32], founded in 1975[33], headquartered in Maputo[34]; and Madagascar[5], a sovereign state[35], in Madagascar[36], founded in 1960[37]. Mozambique Channel's part of is recorded as Indian Ocean[18].

Physical Characteristics

Mozambique Channel's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}[38].

Designation and Status

Mozambique Channel's instance of is recorded as strait[7].

Why It Matters

Mozambique Channel draws 140 Wikipedia views per month (strait category, ranking #43 of 402).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [38] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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