Hiroshima Bay - Hiroshima Bay

Japanese: 広島湾 - ひろしまわん
Hiroshima Bay - Hiroshima Bay

It is an inlet of the Akinada Sea in the western Seto Inland Sea, and is an enclosed sea area by Kurahashi Island in Hiroshima Prefecture and Oshima (Suo-Oshima) in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Within the bay are islands such as Eta Island, Nomi Island, Itsuku Island (Miya Island), and Nino Island. The coast is a ria type with little flat land, but at the back of the bay is the Hiroshima Plain, which is the delta of the Ota River and on which Hiroshima City sits, and in the west is the Nishiki River delta of Iwakuni City. The bay is 20 to 30 meters deep, and in addition to the long-standing cultivation of oysters and seaweed, yellowtail, shrimp, flounder, and sea bream are cultivated. Industries such as shipbuilding, machinery, and oil refineries are located along the coast of Hiroshima, Iwakuni, Otake, and Kure cities.

[Kitagawa Kenji]

[References] | Akinada Sea | Itsukushima | Etajima | Kurahashi Island | Ninoshima | Nomi Island

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

瀬戸内海西部の安芸灘(あきなだ)の湾入で、広島県の倉橋島、山口県の大島(周防(すおう)大島)などにより閉ざされた海域である。湾内には江田(えた)島、能美(のうみ)島、厳(いつく)島(宮(みや)島)、似(にの)島などの島々がある。沿岸はリアス式で平地に乏しいが、湾奥には太田(おおた)川のデルタで広島市街ののる広島平野があり、西部には岩国市の錦(にしき)川デルタがある。湾内は水深20~30メートルで、古くからのカキ・ノリ養殖のほか、ハマチ、エビ、ヒラメ、タイなどの養殖が行われる。広島、岩国、大竹、呉(くれ)各市の沿岸部には造船、機械、石油コンビナートなどの工業が立地する。

[北川建次]

[参照項目] | 安芸灘 | 厳島 | 江田島 | 倉橋島 | 似島 | 能美島

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