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is a bay of the
The bay measures about north-to-south and east-to-west. The length of the shoreline is about and the surface area is about . This corresponds with about 8% of the total area of the prefecture. Compared to its size, the bay is relatively shallow with an average depth of and maximum depth.
The bay is surrounded by land in all directions, thus it appears as an inland sea on maps. The only two connections to the East China Sea are in the north-west: the with a minimum width of and – more eastward – the with a width of . However, these two straits do not directly lead to the open sea, but to the . In between the Hario and Haiki Straits lies Hario Island. West of the Ōmura Bay lies the , and to the south is the foot of . On the eastern shore of the bay is the , on which the city of Ōmura is located. Opposite Ōmura city lies the largest island of the bay: Mishima (箕島), where Nagasaki Airport is located. For this purpose, the island first had to be flattened and reshaped.
Along the bay shore lie the following towns, clockwise from the north: Sasebo, Kawatana, Higashisonogi, Ōmura, Isahaya,
大村湾にイルカはいるか？
Retrieved on March 13, 2017 Another special inhabitant – sometimes characterised as a living fossil – is the horseshoe crab species '' Tachypleus tridentatus''. Despite being nearly separated from the sea, and the large cities along its shore, the bay is full of fish. About 60 species of marine animals are fished.
East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated b ...
in the centre of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Geography
The bay measures about north-to-south and east-to-west. The length of the shoreline is about and the surface area is about . This corresponds with about 8% of the total area of the prefecture. Compared to its size, the bay is relatively shallow with an average depth of and maximum depth.
The bay is surrounded by land in all directions, thus it appears as an inland sea on maps. The only two connections to the East China Sea are in the north-west: the with a minimum width of and – more eastward – the with a width of . However, these two straits do not directly lead to the open sea, but to the . In between the Hario and Haiki Straits lies Hario Island. West of the Ōmura Bay lies the , and to the south is the foot of . On the eastern shore of the bay is the , on which the city of Ōmura is located. Opposite Ōmura city lies the largest island of the bay: Mishima (箕島), where Nagasaki Airport is located. For this purpose, the island first had to be flattened and reshaped.
Along the bay shore lie the following towns, clockwise from the north: Sasebo, Kawatana, Higashisonogi, Ōmura, Isahaya, Nagayo
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Geography
Nagayo is located within the southern part of Nagasaki prefecture and resides at the south of Ōmura Bay. ...
, Togitsu, Nagasaki and Saikai
is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 28,815 and a population density of 4,700 persons per km2. The total area is 242.01 km2.
The modern city of Saikai was established on ...
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Biology
Because of the geography of the bay there is only a small exchange of water from the bay with the sea. Consequently, the marine life in the bay is different from that in the nearby sea. The bay houses a rare species of finless porpoise, which does not leave the bay during its lifetime. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins may migrate into the basin on unclear regularities. Nagasaki Culture Telecasting Corporation. 2016年10月05日大村湾にイルカはいるか？
Retrieved on March 13, 2017 Another special inhabitant – sometimes characterised as a living fossil – is the horseshoe crab species '' Tachypleus tridentatus''. Despite being nearly separated from the sea, and the large cities along its shore, the bay is full of fish. About 60 species of marine animals are fished.
References
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