Tsushima Strait

Summary

Tsushima Strait is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tsushima Strait is in the country of South Korea^[3].
• Tsushima Strait is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Tsushima Strait's image is recorded as Korea Strait.png^[5].
• Tsushima Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].
• Tsushima Strait's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235177883^[7].
• Tsushima Strait's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00640050^[8].
• Tsushima Strait's part of is recorded as Korea Strait^[9].
• Tsushima Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.0075, 'lon': 129.49}^[10].
• Tsushima Strait's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02l6sn^[11].
• Tsushima Strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tsushima Strait^[12].
• Tsushima Strait's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0067815^[13].
• Tsushima Strait's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tsushima-Strait^[14].
• Tsushima Strait's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1864322^[15].
• Tsushima Strait's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '対馬海峡'}^[16].
• Tsushima Strait's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+64'}^[17].
• Tsushima Strait's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}^[18].
• Tsushima Strait's National Library of Korea ID is recorded as KSH2002002749^[19].
• Tsushima Strait's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 501892^[20].
• Tsushima Strait's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 1118122689^[21].
• Tsushima Strait's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as estret-de-tsushima^[22].

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Geography

Country listings include South Korea^[3], a sovereign state^[23], in South Korea^[24], founded in 1948^[25] and Japan^[4], a sovereign state^[26], in Japan^[27], founded in -0660^[28]. Tsushima Strait's part of is recorded as Korea Strait^[9].

Designation and Status

Tsushima Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tsushima Strait include Tsushima Current^[29], an ocean current^[30], in Japan^[31].

Why It Matters

Tsushima Strait ranks in the top 7% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (260 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Tsushima Current^[29], an ocean current^[30], in Japan^[31].