Aomori Bay

The Aomori Bay (青森湾, Aomori-wan) is a bay located north of the island of Honshu, in Japan. It is considered to be part of the larger Mutsu Bay.^[1]

Aomori Bay
Landsat image of Aomori Bay
Aomori Bay Show map of Aomori Prefecture Aomori Bay Show map of Japan
Location	Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	40°55′N 140°45′E
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Japan
Average depth	40 m (130 ft)
Settlements	Aomori, Hiranai, Yomogita

Geography

Aomori Bay is an inner bay located to the west of Natsudomari Peninsula that protrudes in the center of the southern coast of Mutsu Bay. The bay is bordered by the Tsugaru Peninsula to the west and the harbor of Aomori to the south.

Animal and plant life

Emplectonema kandai is a bioluminescent marine ribbon worm found in Aomori Bay at a depth of 35–40 meters, and coiled up on Chelyosoma sea squirts.^[2]

Human history

The bay provided resources for the Jōmon people living at the settlements along its coastline, such as the Sannai-Maruyama Site.^[3]

Panorama of Aomori Bay as it is seen from the mouth of the Tsutsumi River with central Aomori to the far-left, Tsugaru Peninsula at center-left, and Natsudomari Peninsula to the right.

References

1. "陸奥湾".
2. Kanda, Sakyo (1939). "The Luminescence of a Nemertean, Emplectonema kandai, Kato". Biological Bulletin. 77 (2): 166–173. doi:10.2307/1537919. JSTOR 1537919.
3. Clements, Jonathan (2017). A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shōgun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (1st ed.). Tokyo: Tuttle. p. 25. ISBN 978-4-8053-1389-3.