Osumi [1] ( 隅 大 隅 海峡 O: sumi-kaikyo:) is the northernmost strait in the Ryukyu island ridge, between the island of Kyushu ( Japanese islands ) and the islands of . Connects the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea .
| Osumi | |
|---|---|
| Japanese 大 隅 海峡 | |
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| Characteristics | |
| The average tide | 2-2.5 m |
| Width | 28–45 km |
| Length | 55 km |
| Deepest | 150 m |
| Location | |
| Connects | Pacific Ocean , East China Sea |
| Separates | Kyushu and Osumi islands |
| A country |
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The length of the strait is about 55 km, the width is from 28 to 45 km, the depths reach 70-150 m. The magnitude of the tides is in the range of 2-2.5 m. Constant currents in the east. The maximum speeds (in the periods May – August and January – February) reach 7.5–9 km / h.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 359. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
Sources
- Osumi // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. center; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006.
- Osumi (Strait) - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .