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Tsushima strait
対馬海峡
alternative words: Tsushimakaikyo, Tsushima kaikyo, Tsushimakaikyou, Tsushima kaikyou, Higashisuido, Higashi suido, East strait
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kyushu
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strait
related topics:
Tsushima island
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Iki island
explanation: Strait separating Tsushima and Iki islands and connecting East China sea with Japan sea. The shortest width is about 32km. Sometimes it is called East Korean strait or East Tsushima strait, or shortly East strait, by opposing West strait which separates Tsushima from Korean peninsula. In order to let pass freely foreign ships, 3 nautical mile delimitation instead of 12 miles is used on this strait. During Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905, a great naval battle took place on this zone.
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