Mafia Channel

Mafia Channel
Mafia Channel Location in Tanzania
Coordinates	7°56′48″S 39°30′02″E / 7.94667°S 39.50056°E / -7.94667; 39.50056Coordinates: 7°56′48″S 39°30′02″E / 7.94667°S 39.50056°E / -7.94667; 39.50056
Ocean/sea sources	Indian Ocean
Basin countries	Tanzania
Max. width	18 km (11 mi)
Islands	Bwejuu Island

The Mafia Channel is a strait in the Pwani Region, Tanzania, Africa

The Mafia Channel stretches in a roughly north/south direction between the Rufiji River estuary and Mafia Island. The deltas at the mouth of the Rufiji River extrude towards the island and water is forced through causing constant erosion of the deltas and the island itself. Small and narrow Bwejuu Island is located in the middle of the channel.