Kanmon Kaikyo

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Kanmon Kaikyo is the narrow sea channel separating Japan’s Honshu and Kyushu islands, serving as a vital maritime passage and transport link between the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.

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Label Occurrences
Kanmon Kaikyo canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea channel ⓘ
strait ⓘ
adjacentCity Kitakyushu ⓘ
Shimonoseki ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Strait of Shimonoseki ⓘ
linked to: Kanmon Straits
connects Sea of Japan ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
crossedBy Kyushu Expressway via Kanmon Bridge ⓘ
Kyushu Railway lines ⓘ
National Route 2 ⓘ
Sanin Main Line via connection ⓘ
Sanyo Main Line ⓘ
economicImportance important for trade between Honshu and Kyushu ⓘ
major route for domestic shipping in Japan ⓘ
famousFor historical battles ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ
governingBody Japan Coast Guard ⓘ
hasBridge Kanmon Bridge ⓘ
hasFerryService Shimonoseki–Moji ferry ⓘ
hasJapaneseName 関門海峡 ⓘ
hasLighthouse Moji lighthouse ⓘ
Shimonoseki lighthouse ⓘ
hasStrongCurrent true ⓘ
hasTunnel Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Kanmon Tunnel

Kanmon Railway Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Kanmon Tunnel

Kanmon Road Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Kanmon Tunnel
historicalEvent Battle of Dan-no-ura ⓘ
historicalEventPeriod Genpei War ⓘ
length approximately 20 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ
Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ
minimumWidth approximately 600 meters ⓘ
nearbyIsland Ganryu-jima ⓘ
nearbyPort Port of Moji ⓘ
Port of Shimonoseki ⓘ
partOf Kanmon Straits area ⓘ
linked to: Kanmon Straits

Seto Inland Sea water system ⓘ
linked to: Seto Inland Sea
separates Honshu ⓘ
Kyushu ⓘ
strategicImportance vital maritime passage between Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea ⓘ
tidalCurrentSpeed up to about 10 knots ⓘ
trafficSeparationScheme implemented ⓘ
usedFor coastal shipping ⓘ
ferry transport ⓘ
maritime transport ⓘ
waterwayType international shipping route ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanmon Straits → partOf → Kanmon Kaikyo ⓘ