Korea Strait Western Channel

Description

The Korea Strait Western Channel¹ is major shipping route lies between the Japanese island of Tsushima and the southeastern end of the Korean Peninsula. There is no draft limit for ships--it is 62 meters deep--and its length is 26 nautical miles. It is part of the Pacific Ocean.

Around the Area

northeast
southeast
southwest
northwest

Footnotes

1. Western Channel is Nishi Suido in Japanese; the Japanese call the combined channels of the Korea Strait the Tsushima Strait. South Korea calls the western channel the Busan Strait.