Tokyo Bay

35.522577°N 139.909570°E / 35.522577; 139.909570

Tokyo Bay 東京湾 Tōkyō-wan
Photo of Tokyo Bay (NASA Earth Observatory)
Tokyo Bay, in a narrow sense (pink) and in a broad sense (pink and blue)
Location	Honshu, Japan
Coordinates	35°25′N 139°47′E
River sources	Ara River Edo River Obitsu River Yoro River
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Japan
Surface area	1,500 square kilometres (580 sq mi)
Average depth	40 metres (130 ft)
Max. depth	70 metres (230 ft)
Islands	Sarushima

Tokyo Bay (東京湾, Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. It goes on the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. The Uraga Channel connects Tokyo Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Its old name was Edo Bay (江戸湾, Edo-wan). The Tokyo Bay region is the place with the most people, and it's the place that is most industrialized in Japan.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. "Tokyo Bay". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
2. "東京湾" [Tokyo Bay]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
3. "東京湾" [Tokyo Bay]. Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
4. "千葉県：総論 ＞ 東京湾" [Overview of Chiba Prefecture: Tokyo Bay]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
5. "東京湾" [Tokyo Bay]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

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