Bungo Channel

The Bungo Channel is a strait separating the islands of and . It connects the Philippine Sea and the on the western end of Shikoku.
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  • Type: Channel
  • Description: strait
  • Also known as: Bungo channel”, “Bungo Strait”, “Bungo-suidō”, “Hayasui-nado”, “Hōyo Channel”, and “Hōyokaikyo

Bungo Channel

Latitude
33° north
Longitude
132.21667° or 132° 13′ east
Open location code
8Q5J2628+2M
Geo­Names ID
1864668
Wiki­data ID
Q1197171
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Bungo Channel” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Bunqo boğazı
  • Bulgarian: Бунго (проток)
  • Bulgarian: Бунго
  • Catalan: Bungo Suidō
  • Catalan: canal de Bungo
  • Catalan: estret de Bungo
  • Cebuano: Bungo-suidō
  • Chinese: 丰后水道
  • Chinese: 豐後水道
  • Czech: Bungo
  • Czech: Bungosuidó
  • Czech: Bungský průliv
  • Czech: průliv Bungo
  • Danish: Bungo Suido
  • Danish: Bungokanalen
  • Esperanto: Markolo Bungo
  • French: détroit de Bungo
  • French: Détroit de Bungo
  • German: Meerenge von Bungo
  • Hebrew: תעלת בונגו
  • Indonesian: Selat Bungo
  • Italian: Canale di Bungo
  • Japanese: 豊後水道
  • Korean: 분고 수도
  • Lithuanian: Bungo sąsiauris
  • Persian: کانال بونگو
  • Polish: Bungo
  • Polish: Cieśnina Bungo
  • Polish: Kanał Bungo
  • Portuguese: Canal de Bungo
  • Portuguese: Estreito de Bungo
  • Russian: Бунго (пролив)
  • Russian: Бунго
  • Slovak: Bunský prieliv
  • Slovenian: Bungoški preliv
  • Spanish: Bungo Suido
  • Spanish: Bungo Suidō
  • Spanish: Canal de Bungo
  • Spanish: Estrecho de Bungo
  • Spanish: Mar de Uwa
  • Swedish: Bungokanalen
  • Thai: ช่องแคบบุงโงะ
  • Vietnamese: Kênh Bungo

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