Korea Strait

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body of water strait

The Korea Strait is a narrow body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that forms a key maritime passage linking the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Korea Strait canonical	54
Tsushima Strait	12
Korean Strait	3
Eastern Channel of Korea Strait	1
Strait of Korea	1
Western Channel of Korea Strait	1
対馬海峡	1
대한해협	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water ⓘ strait ⓘ
borderedBy	Honshu ⓘ Iki Island ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Tsushima Island ⓘ
climate	temperate maritime ⓘ
connects	East China Sea ⓘ Sea of Japan ⓘ
flowsFrom	East China Sea ⓘ
flowsTo	Sea of Japan ⓘ
governedBy	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	about 90 meters ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	rich marine life ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	route for cultural exchange between Korea and Japan ⓘ site of Russo-Japanese War naval operations ⓘ
hasMajorPortNearby	Busan ⓘ Fukuoka ⓘ Kitakyushu ⓘ Shimonoseki ⓘ
hasOceanCurrent	Tsushima Current ⓘ
hasPart	Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Channel of Korea Strait Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tsushima Strait Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Channel of Korea Strait
hasTrafficSeparationScheme	yes ⓘ
isPartOf	sea route between China, Korea, and Japan ⓘ
isShippingRouteFor	bulk carriers ⓘ container ships ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ
knownAs	Korea Strait ⓘ surface form: Korean Strait Korea Strait ⓘ surface form: Strait of Korea
locatedIn	East Asia ⓘ between Korea and Japan ⓘ
maximumDepth	about 227 meters ⓘ
minimumWidth	about 200 kilometers ⓘ
nameInJapanese	Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 対馬海峡
nameInKorean	Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 대한해협
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
region	between Sea of Japan and East China Sea ⓘ
separates	Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
strategicImportance	major sea lane between East China Sea and Sea of Japan ⓘ
subjectTo	monsoon influence ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ international shipping ⓘ naval navigation ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sea of Japan → connectedBy → Korea Strait ⓘ

East China Sea → hasStrait → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

South Korea → borderBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Busan → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Tsushima Current → flowsThrough → Korea Strait ⓘ

Korea Strait → hasPart → Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

Korea Strait → hasPart → Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Channel of Korea Strait

Korea Strait → hasPart → Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Channel of Korea Strait

Korea Strait → knownAs → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Korean Strait

Korea Strait → knownAs → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Korea

Korea Strait → nameInJapanese → Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 対馬海峡

Korea Strait → nameInKorean → Korea Strait self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 대한해협

Battle of Tsushima → location → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

Battle of Tsushima → location → Korea Strait ⓘ

Higashi Shina Kai → hasStrait → Korea Strait ⓘ

Korean Peninsula → bordersBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongnam region → borders → Korea Strait ⓘ

Haeundae Beach → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Suyeong District → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo District → locatedIn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo District → coast → Korea Strait ⓘ

Japanese archipelago → hasStrait → Korea Strait ⓘ

Tsushima Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Iki Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

Pacific theater of the Russo-Japanese War → hasKeyLocation → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

Pacific theater of the Russo-Japanese War → hasKeyLocation → Korea Strait ⓘ

Jeju Island → locatedIn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Jeju Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Fukuoka Prefecture → faces → Korea Strait ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait

Nakdong River → mouthLocatedIn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Nakdong River → emptiesInto → Korea Strait ⓘ

ROKN → operatesIn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Daehan Minguk → borderingSea → Korea Strait ⓘ

Busan waterfront → locatedOnWaterBody → Korea Strait ⓘ

Jung District, Busan → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Korea Bay → connectedTo → Korea Strait ⓘ

Songdo Beach → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Gangseo District, Busan → hasCoastlineOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Taejongdae Lighthouse → near → Korea Strait ⓘ

Taejongdae Lighthouse → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Korea Strait ⓘ

Namhang (South Port) → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo Lighthouse → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo Lighthouse → locatedOnCoastOf → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo Lighthouse → overlooks → Korea Strait ⓘ

Taejongdae Park → locatedOn → Korea Strait ⓘ

Taejongdae Park → hasViewOf → Korea Strait ⓘ

Yeongdo Channel → partOf → Korea Strait ⓘ

Busan–Jinhae Free Economic Zone (parts) → near → Korea Strait ⓘ

subject surface form: Busan–Jinhae Free Economic Zone

Imjin War → location → Korea Strait ⓘ