Shimonoseki Strait
The Kanmon Straits or the Straits of Shimonoseki is the stretch of water separating Honshu and Kyushu, two of Japan's four main islands. On the Honshu side of the strait is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu, whose former city and present ward, Moji, gave the strait its "mon".
Vickerman625, Public domain.- Strait
- Description: the stretch of water separating the islands Honshu and Kyushu in Japan
- Also known as“Anato Straits”“Bakan Straits”“Bakan-kaikyō”“Kammon Straits”“Kammon-kōro”“Kanmon Passage”“Kanmon Straits”“Shimonoseki Straits”“Shimonoseki-kaikyō”“Simonoseki Kaikyō”“Straits of Shimonoseki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu and Kokura Castle.
Kokura Castle
Kokura Castle is a five-story castle in Kitakyushu, Japan.
4 km southwest of Shimonoseki Strait
Moji Station
Moji Station is a junction passenger railway station…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitakyushu and Kokurakita-ku.
Moji-ku
Moji-ku is a Japanese ward of the city of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture.
6 km northeast of Shimonoseki Strait
Shimonoseki Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
33.90115° or 33° 54′ 4″ north
Longitude
130.90976° or 130° 54′ 35″ east
Open location code
8Q5GWW25+FW
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Shimonoseki Strait” goes by many names.
ՍիմոնոսեկիArmenian
Kammon boğazıAzerbaijani
Selat KanmonBalinese
Kanmon itsasarteaBasque
СіманасекіBelarusian
ШимоносекиBulgarian
Шимоносеки (проток)Bulgarian
estret de KanmonCatalan
estret de ShimonosekiCatalan
estrets de KanmonCatalan
关门海峡Chinese
關門海峽Chinese
馬關海峽Chinese
KanmonCzech
Průliv KanmonCzech
Průliv ŠimonosekiCzech
Šimonosecký průlivCzech
Straat van KanmonDutch
Straat van SimonosekiDutch
Markolo KanmonEsperanto
Kanmoni väinEstonian
Πορθμός ΚάνμονGreek
מצר קנמוןHebrew
מצר שִימוֹנוֹסֶקֵיHebrew
Kanmon-szorosHungarian
Selat KanmonIndonesian
Stretto di KanmonItalian
下関海峡Japanese
穴門海峡Japanese
関門海峡Japanese
馬関海峡Japanese
Каммон бұғазыKazakh
Симоносеки бұғазыKazakh
ច្រកខាន់ម៉ុងKhmer
간몬 해협Korean
Selat KanmonMalay
KanmonsundetNorwegian
KanmonsundetNorwegian Bokmål
تنگه شیمونوسکیPersian
تنگه کانمونPersian
Cieśnina KanmonPolish
KanmonPolish
Анато (пролив)Russian
Бакан (пролив)Russian
КаммонRussian
Симоносэки (пролив)Russian
කන්මොන් සමුද්රසන්ධියSinhala
Preliv KanmonSlovenian
Kanmon BoğazıTurkish
آبنائے کونمونUrdu
Simonoseki boʻgʻoziUzbek
Eo biển KanmonVietnamese
關門海峽Yue Chinese
Shimonoseki Kaikyō
Localities in the Area
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