Tigres Strait
| Tigres Strait | |
|---|---|
| Estreito dos Tigres (Portuguese) | |
  Tigres Strait Location in Angola | |
| Coordinates | 16°38′S 11°46′E / 16.633°S 11.767°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Angola |
| Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Max. width | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
| Islands | Tigres Island |
| References | [1] |
The Tigres Strait, formerly known as Tigres Bay or Great Fish Bay, is a strait in Angola, located in Namibe Province, serving as a separation between the Angolan mainland and the Tigres Island.[2][3]
Geography
It once had a small peninsula on its eastern side, with its isthmus in the south and a well established fishing village named Saint Martin of the Tigers (in Portuguese: São Martinho dos Tigres). The ocean broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in 1962 and the water line was severed.[4] Tigres became an island overnight, Tigres Island, the largest island of Angola.[5]
Currently, most of the area of the former bay has become a strait between the island and the mainland. Of the original bay, only a small inlet open to the north —the Saco dos Tigres— remains at the southern end.[6]
History
On 6 December 1904 the Russian fleet proceeding to the pacific to fight the Battle of Tsushima of stopped at the bay to take on coal.[7] They left the following afternoon.[7] The British HMS Barrosa arrived the next day looking for the fleet before heading to Moçâmedes.[7]
See also
References
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Baia dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Baía dos Tigres é uma aldeia fantasma. Jornal de Angola. 10 de janeiro de 2019.
- ^ "Cool Waters". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "Ilha dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Saco dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Pleshakov, Constantine (2002). The Tsar's Last Armada. Oxford: Basic Books. pp. 140–141. ISBN 1-903985-31-5.
