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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
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| belongsTo |
Japanese archipelago waters
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| bodyOfWaterType |
marine strait
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| borderedBy |
Honshu coast
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Shikoku coast → Tokushima Prefecture → Wakayama Prefecture → |
| connects |
Pacific Ocean
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Seto Inland Sea → |
| country |
Japan
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| geologicalContext |
part of Nankai Trough region vicinity
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| hasAlternativeName |
Kii Strait
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| hasClimate |
temperate maritime climate
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| hasCurrent |
tidal currents
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| hasEcologicalFeature |
marine biodiversity habitat
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| hasHazard |
rough seas during storms
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| hasLanguageCode |
ja
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| hasLanguageName |
紀伊水道
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| hasRomanization |
Kii-suidō
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| hasStrategicImportance |
access route to Osaka Bay via Seto Inland Sea
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| hasTransportFunction |
access corridor to ports in Kansai region
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| hasWaterSalinity |
oceanic saltwater
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| isLocatedBetween |
Kii Peninsula and Shikoku
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| isPartOf |
Japanese coastal waters network
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| isSubjectOf |
nautical charts of Japan
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| locatedIn |
western Japan
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| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
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Seto Inland Sea → |
| locatedInRegion |
Kansai region
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| locatedNear |
Kii Peninsula
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| locatedOnSideOf |
north of Shikoku
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south of Honshu → |
| marineTrafficImportance |
important sea lane in western Japan
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| namedAfter |
Kii Province
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| navigationUse |
fishing area
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shipping route → |
| nearbyMajorCity |
Tokushima
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Wakayama → |
| oceanConnectivityRole |
link between Seto Inland Sea and Pacific Ocean
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| partOf |
Seto Inland Sea waterway system
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| regionOf |
fisheries
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| separates |
Honshu
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Shikoku → |
| usedBy |
domestic shipping
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international shipping → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Osaka Bay
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connectedTo |
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Seto Inland Sea
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connectsTo |
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Wakayama Prefecture
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hasCoastlineOn |