Nakagusuku Bay

Japanese: 中城湾 - なかぐすくわん
Nakagusuku Bay

A bay facing the Pacific Ocean on the east coast of Okinawa's main island. It is a closed water area surrounded by Katsuren Peninsula, Chinen Cape, and offshore islands Kudakajima and Tsukenjima, covering an area of ​​approximately 220 square kilometers. Coral reefs are well developed on the open ocean side, but there are only scattered reefs in the inner bay. The entire bay was designated an important port in 1974, and is known as Nakagusuku Bay Port. After Okinawa was returned to the mainland, a development plan for Nakagusuku Bay was drawn up, and the site for the National Athletic Meet (1987) was built through land reclamation, and industrial land is currently being developed.

[Shigekazu Mezaki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

沖縄本島の東岸、太平洋に面した湾。勝連半島(かつれんはんとう)と知念岬(ちねんみさき)、そして沖合いに久高島(くだかじま)や津堅島(つけんじま)で囲まれた閉塞(へいそく)水域で、面積約220平方キロメートル。サンゴ礁は外洋側で発達がよいが、内湾部では離礁などが点在する程度である。湾全体は1974年(昭和49)重要港湾に指定され、中城湾港とよばれる。本土復帰後、中城湾開発計画が立案され、埋立てなどによって国体(1987)会場が建設され、産業用地が整備中である。

[目崎茂和]

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