Canal das Rolas

Canal das Rolas
Canal das Rolas as seen from Ilhéu das Rolas
Canal das Rolas
Location in São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates0°01′N 6°31′E / 0.01°N 6.52°E / 0.01; 6.52
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesSão Tomé and Príncipe
Max. width1.2 nmi (2.2 km; 1.4 mi)
IslandsIlhéu das Rolas

The Canal das Rolas ("Rolas Channel") is a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating the small Ilhéu das Rolas (also: Ilhéu Gago Coutinho) from the southernmost point of the island of São Tomé, in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km; 1.4 mi) wide.[1] There is a ferry departing from Ponta Baleia on São Tomé Island to Ilhéu das Rolas.

References

  1. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 123: Southwest Coast of Africa (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 76.
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