Tomogashima Channel - Tomogashima Channel

Japanese: 友ヶ島水道 - ともがしますいどう

A strait between the northwestern tip of Wakayama Prefecture and Awaji Island, about 10 km at its narrowest point. It is also called the Kitan Strait, and in ancient times was also called Yura To. It is home to Okinoshima and Jinoshima, collectively known as the Tomogashima Islands, and from the west it is divided into Yura Seto (the main channel), Nakaseto, and Kadaseto. It is a key point of maritime traffic connecting Osaka Bay and the Kii Channel. It is the eastern end of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.
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Japanese:

和歌山県北西端と淡路島の間，最狭部約10kmの海峡。紀淡海峡ともよび，古くは由良戸(ゆらのと)とも称した。友ヶ島と総称される沖ノ島と地ノ島があり，西から由良瀬戸（主水道），中瀬戸，加太瀬戸に分かれる。大阪湾と紀伊水道を結ぶ海上交通の要衝。瀬戸内海国立公園の東端に当たる。
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