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Canal das Rolas

Coordinates: 0°01′N 6°31′E / 0.01°N 6.52°E / 0.01; 6.52
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Canal das Rolas
Canal das Rolas as seen from Ilhéu das Rolas
Canal das Rolas is located in São Tomé and Príncipe
Canal 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.

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