Kagoshima Bay

Kagoshima Bay (鹿児島湾, Kagoshima-wan) is a deep inlet on the coast of Japan.[1]

Kagoshima Bay as seen from the International Space Station on January 10, 2013

Kagoshima Bay is on the south coast of the island of Kyushu. The port city of Kagoshima and its well-protected harbor lie on the bay's western coast.[1]

The Bombardment of Kagoshima by British warships in the bay took place in 1863. The 1914 eruption of the volcano Sakurajima, located on the island of Sakura-jima in the bay, severely damaged Kagoshima.[1]

Notes
  1. Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 562.

References
  • Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.


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