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Delagoa Bay

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Delagoa Bay, Mozambique: see Maputo Bay Maputo Bay, formerly Delagoa Bay , inlet of the Indian Ocean, c.55 mi (90 km) long and 20 mi (30 km) wide, S Mozambique, SE Africa; Maputo, the capital and chief port of Mozambique, is on the bay.
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Delagoa Bay

Bay, southeastern coast of Mozambique. Some 19 mi (31 km) long and 16 mi (26 km) wide, with Inhaca Island, a tourist resort, at its mouth, it also is the site of Maputo, the nation's capital. First explored by the Portuguese in 1544, it was important as an outlet for ivory and slaves, a way station for Indian Ocean trade, and a route to the South African diamond mines and goldfields. Ownership was contested by the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Boers until it was awarded by arbitration to Portugal in 1875.

Delagoa Bay
an inlet of the Indian Ocean, in S Mozambique
Delagoa Bay 

one of the best harbors of the Indian Ocean on the southeast coast of Africa. Length, about 112 km; width, 25-40 km; depth, 10-16 m. Its shores are low and swampy and covered with forests. The mouths of the rivers that flow into the bay are submerged and form good harbors. The port of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) is on Delagoa Bay.
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