Golden fence - Ogonbae

Japanese: 黄金碆 - おうごんばえ
Golden fence - Ogonbae

…At the tip of the peninsula, overlooking the Bungo Strait, Cape Sada is a key location for maritime traffic and was a fortress area until World War II. There are many reefs near the tip of the cape, and one of them, Ougonbae, is known as a difficult place to cross at sea. The geology is made up of Sanbagawa metamorphic rocks, and contains copper-bearing iron sulfide deposits in various places. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention the "Golden Wall" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…半島の先端,豊予海峡に望む佐田岬は海上交通の要衝で,第2次大戦中まで要塞地帯であった。岬端付近には岩礁が多く,その一つ黄金碆(おうごんばえ)は海の難所として知られる。地質は三波川変成岩よりなり,各所に含銅硫化鉄鉱床を含んでいる。…

※「黄金碆」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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