The 52 km² island separates Maputo Bay (Baía de Maputo) to the west from the Indian Ocean off its
eastern shores. The island's irregular coastline approaches mainland Machangulo
Peninsula at Ponta Torres where a 500m-wide tidal race separates the two
headlands. In administrative terms Inhaca is a municipal district of the
municipality of Maputo, while the Machangulo peninsula is included under the
Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area and is part of the
