Korea Strait

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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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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

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Jinhae Bay locatedOn Korea Strait
Gadeokdo Island hasCoastlineOn Korea Strait
Gadeokdo Island hasViewOf Korea Strait
Seo District, Busan locatedNear Korea Strait
Hakata Bay connectedTo Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Nagasaki Prefecture locatedOnBodyOfWater Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Suyŏng-gu hasCoastlineOn Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Korean Strait
Yeongdo Island locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait
Suyeong River mouthOfWatercourse Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Korean Strait
Southern Korea coastOn Korea Strait
Hitakatsu borderingBodyOfWater Korea Strait
Hitakatsu borderingBodyOfWater Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Geoje locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait
Izuhara Port locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait
Izuhara Port locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Korean Peninsula waters adjacentTo Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Knyaz Suvorov sunkIn Korea Strait
this entity surface form: Tsushima Strait
Geoje Island locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait