- The Guardafui Strait lies between Cape Guardafui in Somalia and the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea.
Cape Guardafui
- Cape Guardafui is a promontory with a lighthouse in eastern Somalia that projects into the Arabian Sea.
Socotra Archipelago
- To the east of the Strait lies the Socotra Archipelago of four islands. Socotra is the biggest island.
- Halfway between Socotra and Cape Guardafui lies the island of Abd al Kuri, which has fresh water.
- To the east of it is Samhah, then Darsan which is uninhabited.
- Northwest of Socotra lie two islets known as the ‘White Rocks’.
Somali Coast
- The Somali Coast south of Cape Guardafui is a lee shore, depending on the currents and winds, and shipwrecks were frequent in the Ancient World.
Gardafui Strait