is a
strait
A strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and flows through the strait in both directions, even though the topography generally constricts the ...
between
Awaji Island and
Shikoku
is the smallest of the List of islands of Japan#Main islands, four main islands of Japan. It is long and between at its widest. It has a population of 3.8 million, the least populated of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu ...
in
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It connects Harima Nada, the eastern part of the
Inland Sea and the
Kii Channel. A famous feature of the strait is the
Naruto whirlpools.
Ōnaruto Bridge
The is a suspension bridge that carries 4 lanes of the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway connecting Minamiawaji, Hyogo on Awaji Island with Naruto, Tokushima on Ōge Island, Japan. Completed in 1985, it has a main span of . Although it is one ...
, the southern part of the
Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, crosses over it.
External links
Interactive satellite photos of the site
Straits of Japan
Tourist attractions in Hyōgo Prefecture
Bodies of water of Hyōgo Prefecture
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