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OAS seaname Detail for Seto Naikai (Inland Sea)
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120 |
| Seaname: |
Seto Naikai (Inland Sea) |
| Sea code: |
53 |
| Definition: |
The Seto Naikai is a small enclosed sea situated in Japan and bounded on the North and the East by the southern coast of Honsy Degrees , and on the South by the northern coasts of Sikolu and Ky Degrees sy Degrees . It is connected through the Kammon Strait with the Japan Sea in the West, and through Bungo Strait and Kii Strait with the Philippine Sea in the South. The limits of the Seto Naikai in these three straits are the following: On the West (in the Kammon Strait): A line joining Hatiman Point (33 Degrees 55 Minutes 52 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 43 Minutes 50 Seconds E), on the northern coast of Ky Degrees sy Degrees , northeastward, through Uma Island (33 Degrees 58 Minutes N - 130 Degrees 51 Minutes 15 Seconds E) and Muture Island (33 Degrees 58 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 52 Minutes E), to Murasaki-no Point (34 Degrees 01 Minutes 18 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 54 Minutes 24 Seconds), on the southwestern coast of Honsy Degrees (the common limit with the Japan Sea, see 7.8). On the Southwest (in the Bungo Strait): A line joining Seki Point (33 Degrees 15 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 131 Degrees 54 Minutes 15 Seconds E), on the eastern coast of Ky Degrees sy Degrees , northeastward to Sada Point (33 Degrees 20 Minutes 24 Seconds N - 132 Degrees 01 Minutes E), the eastern extremity of Sikoku (the common limit with the Philippine Sea, see 7.1). On the Southeast (in the Kii Strait): A line joining Kamoda Point (33 Degrees 49 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 134 Degrees 45 Minutes 06 Seconds E), the eastern extremity of Sikoku, eastward, through I Island (33 Degrees 50 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 134 Degrees 49 Minutes E), to Hi-no Point (33 Degrees 52 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 135 Degrees 03 Minutes 40 Seconds E), on the southern coast of Honsy Degrees (the common limit with the Philippine Sea, see 7.1). |
| Citation: |
Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: |
false |
| Metadata version: |
1 |
| Keydate: |
2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: |
2024-08-22 15:28:48+00 |