Kinkazan Seto

Japanese: 金華山瀬戸 - きんかざんせと
Kinkazan Seto
A channel between the Oshika Peninsula and Kinkazan in eastern Miyagi Prefecture. It is also called "Yamadori no Watashi." It is 800m wide at its narrowest point. Both sides are cliffs, and bedrock is exposed in the sea. The deepest part is about 20m deep on average, and ships can run aground during heavy fog.

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Japanese:
宮城県東部,牡鹿半島と金華山との間の水道。「山鳥の渡し」ともいう。最狭部 800m。両岸は断崖絶壁で,海中に岩盤が露出。最深部は平均約 20mで,濃霧のときなどに船が座礁することがある。

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