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in its waters.

Manzeki Channel

The links Asō Bay with , which opens onto the Tsushima Straits. The channel was cut by the Imperial Japanese Navy between 1895 and 1904. Initially twenty-five metres across and three metres deep, it was later enlarged to accommodate bigger vessels. File:Top-Mount-Shiroyama-and-Aso-Bay-Tsushima.jpg, Top of Mount Shiroyama and Asō Bay,

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