Akashi Strait

The Akashi Strait is a strait between the of and . The strait connects and . The width of the Akashi Strait is approximately 4 kilometers, and maximum depth is about 110 meters.
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  • Strait
  • …was formerly known as “Akashi No Seto”
  • Description: waterway between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Awaji
  • Also known as
    “Akashi Kaikyō”
    “Akashi-seto”
    “Akasi Seto”
    “Akasikaikyô”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akashi Kaikyō Bridge and Asagiri Station.
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The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a suspension bridge that…
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is a passenger railway station located…
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Station is a passenger railway station located… is situated 3 km northwest of Akashi Strait.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akashi and Tarumi-ku.
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is a city in southern , Japan.
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Tarumi is one of nine wards of , . is situated 4½ km east of Akashi Strait.

Akashi Strait

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Latitude
34.62488° or 34° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
135.0079° or 135° 0′ 28″ east
Open location code
8Q6QJ2F5+X5
Geo­Names ID
1865482
Wiki­data ID
Q845336

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yue Chinese—“Akashi Strait” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ակաշի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Akaşi boğazı”
  • Belarusian: “Акасі (праліў)”
  • Belarusian: “Акасі”
  • Cebuano: “Akashi Kaikyō”
  • Chinese: “明石海峡”
  • Chinese: “明石海峽”
  • Czech: “Průliv Akaši”
  • French: “Akashi Kaikyō”
  • French: “Akashi-kaikyō”
  • French: “détroit d’Akashi”
  • French: “Détroit d’Akashi”
  • German: “Akashi Strait”
  • Hebrew: “מצר אקשי”
  • Hindi: “अकाशी जलडमरूमध्य”
  • Indonesian: “Selat Akashi”
  • Italian: “Stretto di Akashi”
  • Japanese: “明石海峡”
  • Korean: “아카시 해협”
  • Maithili: “अकाशी जलडमरूमध्य”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akashi-stredet”
  • Polish: “Cieśnina Akashi”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Akashi”
  • Russian: “Акаси-Кайкё (пролив)”
  • Russian: “Акаси-Кайкё”
  • Spanish: “Akashi Kaikyō”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho de Akashi”
  • Thai: “ช่องแคบอากาชิ”
  • Turkish: “Akashi Boğazı”
  • Yue Chinese: “明石海峽”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nakasaki and Kariguchidai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Matsuho Saki and Nishi-Maiko Station.

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