Sea bridge - Kaikyo

Japanese: 海橋 - かいきょう
Sea bridge - Kaikyo

…When the waves encounter and advance along a sea cliff's exposed joints, a cave is carved out. This is called a sea cave, and a through-hole is called a sea bridge. A reef such as Hashikuiiwa (Hashiguiwa), which stands at the tip of a cape (Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture), is an example of a reef that originally protruded from land and was transformed into a detached rock by the action of sea erosion. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Sea Bridge" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…波食が海崖にあらわれた節理に出会って進むと,洞穴がうがたれる。これを海食洞といい,貫通した形のものを海橋という。岬の先端に離れてある橋杭岩(はしくいいわ)(和歌山県串本町)のような岩礁は,もともと突出していた陸地に海食が働いて離れ岩に変化させた例である。…

※「海橋」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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