Masirah Island (English spelling)

Japanese: マシーラ[島](英語表記)al‐Maṣīra
Masirah Island (English spelling)
A small, long, narrow island in the Arabian Sea, in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Oman's Masirah Bay. A small number of Janaba fishermen live on the island. The UK had an air force and communications base there, but abandoned it in March 1977. The US continued to use the island, and in June 1980, an agreement was signed between the US and Oman on the use of military bases and facilities. However, the island is more than 600 km away from the Strait of Hormuz, which the US military considers a strategic point, and seasonal winds make it difficult to approach by air or sea for one-third of the year. [Asai Nobuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アラビア半島南東部,オマーンのマシーラ湾に接したアラビア海上の細長い小島。若干のジャナバ族の漁民が住む。イギリスが空軍および通信基地を置いていたが,1977年3月これを放棄,引き続きアメリカが使用し,80年6月アメリカとオマーンの間で軍事基地施設利用協定が調印された。しかし米軍が戦略要衝とみなすホルムズ海峡から600km以上離れ,季節風のため年間の3分の1は空,海からの接近が困難という欠点をもつ。【浅井 信雄】

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