Miho Bay
| Miho Bay 美保湾 |
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| Coordinates | 35°27′35.29″N 133°21′31.91″E / 35.4598028°N 133.3588639°ECoordinates: 35°27′35.29″N 133°21′31.91″E / 35.4598028°N 133.3588639°E |
| River sources |
Sakai Channel Miho River Hino River Amida River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Sea of Japan |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Max. length | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) |
| Settlements |
Matsue Sakaiminato Yonago Hiezu Daisen |
Miho Bay (美保湾 Miho-wan?) is a bay on the north coast of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The bay faces the Sea of Japan and within the borders of Tottori Prefecture. Miho bay is bounded to the west by Yumigahama Peninsula, which forms the western border with Shimane Prefecture.
Miho Bay is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in length, extends 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) from the coast, and has a depth of 30 metres (98 ft). The bay has an average temperature of between 20 and 22 °C.
Miho Bay is generally defined as extending from the mouth of the Amida River in Daisen to the east and Cape Jizō at the tip of the Shimane Peninsula to the west. Miho Bay is naturally protected by numerous reefs and the quicksand of the Hino River, but as these natural areas of protection have decreased, coastal erosion has become a problem along the bay.
Miho Bay was known historically as a safe harbor.
Miho Bay is faced by the coastal cities and towns of and Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Sakaiminato and Yonago make up the Yurigahama Peninsula coastal area of Miho Bay, and the coast continues east to Hiezu and Daisen at the west of Tottori Prefecture.
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