Andaman Sea - Andaman Kai (English spelling)

Japanese: アンダマン海 - アンダマンかい(英語表記)Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea - Andaman Kai (English spelling)
It is part of the northeastern Indian Ocean and has an area of ​​798,000 km2 . It borders the Ayeyarwady Delta of Myanmar (formerly Burma) to the north, the Malay Peninsula to the east, the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands to the west, and Sumatra and the Straits of Malacca to the south. Its name comes from the Andaman Islands. It is 1,200 km long and 640 km wide from north to south. Less than 5% of the ocean floor is deeper than 3,000 m. The submarine canyon system on the eastern side of the Andaman-Nicobar Ridge is more than 4,300 m deep. Trade ships have been traveling through the Andaman Sea since ancient times, and from around the 8th century, trade became active between India and Ceylon in the west and the former Burmese ports of Thaton, Martaban (Mouttama), and Taboi (Dawei) in the east. Like Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the ports of Pathein, Mawlamyine, Dawei and Beit are of vital importance to Myanmar for maritime traffic with other countries.

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Japanese:
北東インド洋の一部をなし,79万 8000km2の面積を有する海。北はミャンマー (旧ビルマ) のエイヤーワディデルタ,東はマレー半島,西はアンダマン諸島,ニコバル諸島,南はスマトラ島とマラッカ海峡に接する。名前はアンダマン諸島に由来している。南北の長さ 1200km,幅 640km。 3000m以深は海底の5%以下。アンダマン-ニコバル海嶺の東側の海底谷系列の水深は 4300mをこえる。古くから貿易船がアンダマン海を往来しており,8世紀頃から,西のインド,セイロンと東のタトン,マルタバン(モウッタマ),タボイ(ダウェー)の旧ビルマ諸港との交易が盛んになった。ヤンゴン (旧ラングーン) と同様,パテイン,モーラミャイン,ダウェー,ベイッの港は,ミャンマーにとって他国との海上交通上きわめて重要な存在となっている。

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