MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, a wide strait of the Indian Ocean, separating the island of Madagascar from the continent of Africa, between S. Lat. 12. and 25., and E. Lon. 35. and 45. It has a length of about 1000 miles, and a breadth of from 300 miles at Mozambique city to about 600 miles at the widest part. The Comoros, a numerous cluster of islands, are situated at its northern outlet.