Sōya Bay
Sōya Bay is a bay on the north coast of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is demarcated by Cape Sōya to the east and Cape Noshappu to the west, with Wakkanai Port to the southwest, and the Sōya Straits to the north.- Type: Bay
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Soya Bay”, “Soya Wan”, and “Sōya-wan”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakkanai.
Wakkanai
Photo: 100yen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wakkanai is the northernmost city in Japan. It has a population of about 34,000, and is in the subdistrict of Soya in northern Hokkaido. It is the gateway to Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, Japan's northernmost national park.
Sōya Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Sōya Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Sōya Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sōya Wan”
- Japanese: “そうやわん”
- Japanese: “ソウヤワン”
- Japanese: “宗谷湾”
- Vietnamese: “Vịnh Sōya”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Koetoi and Hamanasu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koetoi Misaki and Koetoi Fishing Port.
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