Kitan Strait

The Kitan Strait or Tomogashima Channel separates from Wakayama, , and connects the in the north to the in the south.
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  • Strait
  • Description: strait between Awaji and Honshu islands, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Kitan-kaikyō”
    “Tomo-ga-sima Suido”
    “Tomogashima Channel”
    “Tomogashima-suidō”
  • Historically known as
    “Isumi Strait”
    “Izumi Strait”

Kitan Strait

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Latitude
34.27909° or 34° 16′ 45″ north
Longitude
134.97981° or 134° 58′ 47″ east
Open location code
8Q6P7XHH+JW
Geo­Names ID
1850057
Wiki­data ID
Q3045404

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Kitan Strait” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tomogashima Suidō”
  • Chinese: “紀淡海峽”
  • French: “détroit de Kitan”
  • French: “Détroit de Kitan”
  • Italian: “Stretto di Kitan”
  • Japanese: “友ヶ島水道”
  • Japanese: “紀淡海峡”
  • Persian: “تنگه کیتان”
  • Slovenian: “Kitanski preliv”
  • Vietnamese: “Eo biển Kitan”

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Notable Places Nearby

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