Kii Channel
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The Kii Channel is a strait in western Japan that separates the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and links the Seto Inland Sea with the Pacific Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kii Channel canonical | 13 |
| Kii Channel shipping lanes | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | strait ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Japanese archipelago waters ⓘ |
| bodyOfWaterType | marine strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Honshu coast
ⓘ
Shikoku coast ⓘ Tokushima Prefecture ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ |
| connects |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | part of Nankai Trough region vicinity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kii Strait ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFeature | marine biodiversity habitat ⓘ |
| hasHazard | rough seas during storms ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCode | ja ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | 紀伊水道 ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Kii-suidō ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | access route to Osaka Bay via Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| hasTransportFunction | access corridor to ports in Kansai region ⓘ |
| hasWaterSalinity | oceanic saltwater ⓘ |
| isLocatedBetween | Kii Peninsula and Shikoku ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Japanese coastal waters network ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | nautical charts of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kii Peninsula region of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kii Peninsula
|
| locatedOnSideOf |
north of Shikoku
ⓘ
south of Honshu ⓘ |
| marineTrafficImportance | important sea lane in western Japan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kii Province ⓘ |
| navigationUse |
fishing area
ⓘ
shipping route ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Tokushima
ⓘ
Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Wakayama
|
| oceanConnectivityRole | link between Seto Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Seto Inland Sea waterway system ⓘ |
| regionOf | fisheries ⓘ |
| separates |
Honshu
ⓘ
Shikoku ⓘ |
| usedBy |
domestic shipping
ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kii Peninsula
this entity surface form:
Kii Channel shipping lanes