Red Sea

Japanese: 赤い海 - あかいうみ
Red Sea

…On the peninsula side, the mountains are close to the sea and there are many small islands, while on the eastern side, a few rivers form lowlands with small ports such as Gaimas and Santa Rosalia. In 1539, Francisco de Ulloa named it Mar Bermejo (the Red Sea). [Tajima Hisashi]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Red Sea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…半島側は,山地が海に迫って小さい島が多く,東側は少数の河川が低地をつくり,ガイマス,サンタ・ロサリアなどの小港がある。1539年,フランシスコ・デ・ウリョアは〈赤い海Mar Bermejo〉と名づけた。【田嶋 久】。…

※「赤い海」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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