Guardafui Channel
| Guardafui Channel | |
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| مضيق غواردافوي (Arabic) | |
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Interactive map of Guardafui Channel | |
 The Guardafui Channel shaded in dark blue | |
| Location | Midst of Somali sea–Arabian Sea-Gulf of Aden |
| Coordinates | 12°00′N 51°45′E / 12.000°N 51.750°E |
| Type | Strait |
| Part of | Gulf of Aden, Indian ocean |
| Basin countries | Somalia Yemen |
| Max. depth | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) near Oligocene – Miocene floor |
| Salinity | 35.3 ‰ |
Max. temperature | 26 °C (78 °F) |
Min. temperature | 14 °C (57 °F) |
| Islands | Socotra, Abd al Kuri, Darsah and Samhah |
The Guardafui Channel (Arabic: مضيق غواردافوي, Somali: Marinka Gardafuul) is an oceanic strait off the tip of the Horn of Africa that lies geographically between the Puntland region of Somalia and the Socotra governorate of Yemen, and hydrologically between the Muqedian Sea and the Arabian Sea. It connects the Gulf of Aden to the north with the Indian Ocean to the south. Its namesake is Cape Guardafui, the very tip of the Horn of Africa.