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Akashi strait
明石海峡
alternative words: Akashikaikyo strait, Akashikaikyo, Akashi-kaikyo, Akashi kaikyo
keywords:
strait
related topics:
Inland sea
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Honshu island
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Awaji island
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Akashi bridge
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Kobe city
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Osaka bay
explanation: Strait located between Honshu and Awaji islands on the west of Kobe city, it allows to communicate Inland sea (Setonaikai) with Osaka bay. The width is about 4 km and its narrowness provokes very fast currents in each tide (about 6 knots). For that reason the fishes coming from this region are highly appreciated due to developed muscles especially sea breams and octopus. Now the world longest suspended bridge, "Akashi bridge" crosses over this strait.
Oosumi strait
大隈海峡
alternative words: Osumi strait, Van Diemen strait, Osumikaikyo, Osumi kaikyo, Oosumikaikyou, Oosumi kaikyou
keywords:
kyushu
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strait
related topics:
Kagoshima prefecture
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Tane island
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Kyushu island
explanation: Strait separating Tane island from Oosumi peninsula on Kyushu and connecting East China sea with Pacific ocean. The shortest width is about 32km. Though there are many straits between Kyushu and Okinawa, it is the most frequently used by Korean and Chinese ships because it offers the shortest route to go to Tokyo region or North America. In order to let pass freely foreign ships, 3 nautical mile delimitation instead of 12 miles is used on this strait.
Tsugaru strait
津軽海峡
alternative words: Tsugarukaikyo, Tsugaru kaikyo, Tsugarukaikyou, Tsugaru kaikyou, Tsugaru
keywords:
hokkaido
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strait
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tohoku
related topics:
Hokkaido prefecture
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Hakodate city
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Aomori city
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Honshu island
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Seikan tunnel
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Tsugaru peninsula
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Shimokita peninsula
explanation: Strait separating Hokkaido from Honshu and connecting Japan sea with Pacific ocean. The length from west to east is about 100km while from north to south between 20 and 50km. The deepest point is about 450m. Until 1988 there exited a railroad link by ferry between Aomori and Hakodate cities. Now you can traverse the strait through Seikan railroad tunnel. In order to let pass freely foreign ships, 3 nautical mile delimitation instead of 12 miles is used on this strait.
Tsushima strait
対馬海峡
alternative words: Tsushimakaikyo, Tsushima kaikyo, Tsushimakaikyou, Tsushima kaikyou, Higashisuido, Higashi suido, East strait
keywords:
kyushu
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strait
related topics:
Tsushima island
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Iki island
explanation: Strait separating Tsushima and Iki islands and connecting East China sea with Japan sea. The shortest width is about 32km. Sometimes it is called East Korean strait or East Tsushima strait, or shortly East strait, by opposing West strait which separates Tsushima from Korean peninsula. In order to let pass freely foreign ships, 3 nautical mile delimitation instead of 12 miles is used on this strait. During Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905, a great naval battle took place on this zone.
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