Kitan Strait
The Kitan Strait or Tomogashima Channel separates Awaji Island from Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan and connects the Osaka Bay in the north to the Kii Channel in the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Strait
- Description: strait between Awaji and Honshu islands, Japan
- Also known as: “Kitan-kaikyō”, “Tomo-ga-sima Suido”, “Tomogashima Channel”, “Tomogashima Suido”, and “Tomogashima-suidō”
- Historically known as: “Isumi Strait” and “Izumi Strait”
Kitan Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Kitan Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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