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
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
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
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 (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Osaka Bay
connectedTo
Seto Inland Sea
connectsTo
Wakayama Prefecture
hasCoastlineOn

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