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Masirah Channel

The Masirah Channel or Masirah Bay[1] (Arabic: خليج مصيرة, romanizedKhalīj Maṣīrah[2]) is a channel between the Barr al-Hikman Peninsula and Masirah Island in eastern Oman. Its southern end is a better entrance for ships, because the northwestern part of the channel close to the mainland is very shallow, and at low tide it becomes largely dry, restricting the navigable width of the northern end to less than 500 m, making the channel more bay-like.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "In pictures: Rich biodiversity sets Oman's Masirah Island apart". Times of Oman. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ^ "Map of the Sultanate of Oman" (PDF). Foreign Ministry of Oman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ^ United States Hydrographic Office (1943). Sailing Directions for the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (3rd ed.). Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 417.
  4. ^ Great Britain Hydrographic Office (1900). The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot (5th ed.). London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. p. 465.
  5. ^ Lorimer, John Gordon (1908). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, 'Omān, and Central Arabia. Vol. 2. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing. p. 1176.

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