Kii Channel

The Kii Channel, also called the Kii Strait, is a strait separating the Japanese island of from the on the main island of Honshū.
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  • Type: Strait
  • Description: strait
  • Also known as: “Cieśnina Kii”, “estret de Kii”, “Kii sąsiauris”, “Kii Strait”, “Kii Suido”, and “Kii-suidō”

Kii Channel

Latitude
34.04243° or 34° 2′ 33″ north
Longitude
134.88178° or 134° 52′ 54″ east
Open location code
8Q6P2VRJ+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4030013684
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
1859498
Wiki­data ID
Q1069095
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Kii Channel” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կիի (նեղուց)”
  • Armenian: “Կիի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kii boğazı”
  • Bulgarian: “Кии (проток)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кии”
  • Catalan: “canal de Kii”
  • Cebuano: “Kii Suidō”
  • Chinese: “紀伊水道”
  • Chinese: “纪伊水道”
  • Czech: “Kii”
  • French: “canal de Kii”
  • French: “Canal de Kii”
  • German: “Kii-Kanal”
  • Hebrew: “מצר קיאי”
  • Italian: “Canale di Kii”
  • Japanese: “紀伊水道”
  • Korean: “기이 수도”
  • Lithuanian: “Kijo sąsiauris”
  • Polish: “Kanał Kii”
  • Russian: “Кии (пролив)”
  • Russian: “Кии”
  • Slovak: “Kiijský prieliv”
  • Slovenian: “Kijski preliv”
  • Swedish: “Kiikanalen”
  • Thai: “ช่องแคบคิอิ”
  • Turkish: “Kii Boğazı”
  • Yue Chinese: “紀伊水道”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Nushima and 沼島漁港.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hirabae and 上立神岩.

Japan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tokyo and Osaka.

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