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Hiroshima Bay 
Summary
Hiroshima Bay (広島湾, Hiroshima-wan) is a bay in the Inland Sea, Japan.[1] Administratively, the bay is divided between Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures. The bay's shore is a Ria. Its surface area is about 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi), with a mean depth of 25 metres (82 ft).
| Hiroshima Bay | |
|---|---|
| 広島湾 (Japanese) | |
 Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Bay | |
  Hiroshima Bay | |
| Location | Inland Sea |
| Coordinates | 34°12′N 132°21′E / 34.200°N 132.350°E |
| Type | Bay |
| Surface area | 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Municipalities edit
Major rivers edit
- Kyōbashi River
- Motoyasu River
- Ōta River
- Oze River
- Tenma River
Major islands edit
- Kanawajima
- Tōgejima
- Ninoshima
- Enoshima
- Etajima
- Ōnasabijima (Ōnasamitō)
- Ogurokamijima
- Nomijima
- West Nomijima
- East Nomijima
- Ōkurokamishima
- Kurahashijima
- Nasakejima
- Atatajima
- Inokojima
- Itsukushima
- Nagashima
- Okinoshima
- Kabutojima
Trivia edit
Jaco Pastorius once threw his "Bass of Doom" (Fender Jazz Bass) into the Hiroshima Bay.
References edit
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hiroshima Wan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 320, p. 320, at Google Books.
External links edit
Media related to Hiroshima Bay at Wikimedia Commons
