Canal das Rolas explained

Canal das Rolas
Pushpin Map:Sao Tome and Principe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in São Tomé and Príncipe
Oceans:Atlantic Ocean
Countries:São Tomé and Príncipe
Width:1.2nmi
Islands:Ilhéu das Rolas

The Canal das Rolas ("Rolas Channel") is a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating the small Ilhéu das Rolas (also: Ilhéu Gago Coutinho) from the southernmost point of the island of São Tomé, in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is wide. There is a ferry departing from Ponta Baleia on São Tomé Island to Ilhéu das Rolas.