Suruga Bay

Summary

Suruga Bay is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Suruga Bay is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3].
• Suruga Bay is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Suruga Bay is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Suruga Bay is on the body of water Enshū Sea^[6].
• Suruga Bay is on the body of water Philippine Sea^[7].
• Suruga Bay is on the body of water Sagami Sea^[8].
• Suruga Bay's image is recorded as Mount Fuji and Ashitaka Mountains from Satta Pass.JPG^[9].
• Suruga Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[10].
• Suruga Province is named after Suruga Bay^[11].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Abe River^[12].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Fuji River^[13].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Kano River^[14].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Oyagawa Drainage Ditch^[15].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Tochiyama River^[16].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Seto river^[17].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Okitsu River^[18].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Tomoe River^[19].
• Suruga Bay's inflows is recorded as Ōi River^[20].
• Suruga Bay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 236139674^[21].
• Suruga Bay's locator map image is recorded as Suruga Bay.png^[22].
• Suruga Bay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85130852^[23].
• Suruga Bay's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00636849^[24].
• Suruga Bay's part of is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[25].
• Suruga Bay's Commons category is recorded as Suruga Bay^[26].
• Suruga Bay's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13915999^[27].

Body

Geography

Suruga Bay is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Shizuoka Prefecture^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28]; Enshū Sea^[6], a nada^[29], in Japan^[30]; Philippine Sea^[7], a sea^[31], in Federated States of Micronesia^[32]; and Sagami Sea^[8], a nada^[33], in Japan^[34]. Its part of is recorded as Pacific Ocean^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Suruga Bay's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2300'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Suruga Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[10].

History and Context

Suruga Province is named after Suruga Bay^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Suruga Bay include Suruga Trough^[36], an undersea trough^[37], in Japan^[38].

Why It Matters

Suruga Bay ranks in the top 7% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include Suruga Trough^[36], an undersea trough^[37], in Japan^[38].