Tsushima Island

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Tsushima Island is a strategically located Japanese island in the Korea Strait, historically significant as a maritime crossroads between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese island
island
administeredBy Tsushima City NERFINISHED
battleDate 1905
battleIn Russo-Japanese War
between Japanese mainland
Korean Peninsula
conservationStatus important area for endangered species
country Japan
countryCode JP
distanceToKoreanPeninsula approximately 50 km
distanceToKyushu approximately 50 km
ethnicGroup Japanese
hasAlternateName Tsushima
hasBorderProximity South Korea
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEconomySector agriculture
fishing
forestry
tourism
hasFerryConnection Busan NERFINISHED
Fukuoka NERFINISHED
hasJapaneseName 対馬島 NERFINISHED
hasJapaneseShortName 対馬 NERFINISHED
hasPort Hitakatsu
Izuhara Port
hasRole buffer zone between Japan and Korean Peninsula
historicalEvent Battle of Tsushima
historicalSignificance naval operations in the Korea Strait
trade between Japan and Korea
knownFor Tsushima leopard cat habitat
migratory birds
rich marine biodiversity
language Japanese
largestSettlement Izuhara NERFINISHED
localDialect Tsushima dialect
locatedIn Kyushu region NERFINISHED
Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Korea Strait
nearestMajorKoreanPort Busan
notableFauna Tsushima leopard cat
partOf Japanese archipelago
protectedArea Saikai National Park (part)
region East Asia
sea East China Sea
Sea of Japan
strategicImportance maritime crossroads between Japan and Korea
timeZone Japan Standard Time
usedFor maritime defense
shipping route control

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