Van Diemen Strait

Van Diemen Strait is a strait in , .
Photo: Raita Futo, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait in Japan
  • Also known as: “Osumi Kaikyo”, “Ōsumi Kaikyō”, “Osumi Strait”, “Ōsumi Strait”, and “Ōsumi-kaikyō”

Van Diemen Strait

Latitude
30.83083° or 30° 49′ 51″ north
Longitude
130.66806° or 130° 40′ 5″ east
Open location code
8Q2GRMJ9+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4803696070
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
1853692
Wiki­data ID
Q3487262
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Satellite Map

Discover Van Diemen Strait from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Slovenian—“Van Diemen Strait” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Osumi boğazı”
  • Bulgarian: “Осуми (проток)”
  • Bulgarian: “Осуми”
  • Cebuano: “Ōsumi Kaikyō”
  • Chinese: “大隅海峡”
  • Chinese: “大隅海峽”
  • Czech: “Ósumi kaikjó”
  • Czech: “Ósumi”
  • Czech: “Průliv Ósumi”
  • Estonian: “Ōsumi väin”
  • French: “Détroit d’Osumi”
  • Japanese: “大隅海峡”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de osumi”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Osumi”
  • Russian: “Осуми”
  • Slovak: “Osumijský prieliv”
  • Slovenian: “Osumijski preliv”

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