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Tsugaru strait
津軽海峡
alternative words: Tsugarukaikyo, Tsugaru kaikyo, Tsugarukaikyou, Tsugaru kaikyou, Tsugaru
keywords:
hokkaido
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strait
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tohoku
related topics:
Hokkaido prefecture
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Hakodate city
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Aomori city
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Honshu island
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Seikan tunnel
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Tsugaru peninsula
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Shimokita peninsula
explanation: Strait separating Hokkaido from Honshu and connecting Japan sea with Pacific ocean. The length from west to east is about 100km while from north to south between 20 and 50km. The deepest point is about 450m. Until 1988 there exited a railroad link by ferry between Aomori and Hakodate cities. Now you can traverse the strait through Seikan railroad tunnel. In order to let pass freely foreign ships, 3 nautical mile delimitation instead of 12 miles is used on this strait.
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French version