page_title: Agulhas Passage
hierarchical_section_title: Agulhas Passage
caption_attribution_description: Map of the Agulhas Bank, Ridge, Basin, and Plateau south of Africa.
context_page_description: The Agulhas Passage is an abyssal channel located south of South Africa between the Agulhas Bank and Agulhas Plateau. About 50 km wide, it connects the Natal Valley and Transkei Basin in the north to the Agulhas Basin in the south and is the only near-shore connection between the south-western Indian Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean.
context_section_description: The Agulhas Passage is an abyssal channel located south of South Africa between the Agulhas Bank and Agulhas Plateau.  About 50 km (31 mi) wide, it connects the Natal Valley and Transkei Basin in the north to the Agulhas Basin in the south and is the only near-shore connection between the south-western Indian Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean.
caption: The Agulhas Passage is located between the Agulhas Bank and the Agulhas Plateau
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