AlegsaOnline.com Guardafui Channel Author: Leandro Alegsa 13-11-2022 The Guardafui Channel also known as the Socotra Passage is a strait between Puntland and Socotra. Its width is roughy 100 kilometers (62 mi) between Puntland and Abd al Kari, and roughly 240 kilometers (150 mi) between Puntland and Socotra.