Toyama Bay (富山湾, Toyama-wan) is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spawning ground for the firefly squid.[2][3] It is also one of Japan's three largest bays.[1] Parts of the bay are within the borders of the Noto Hantō Quasi-National Park.[4]
| Toyama Bay | |
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 Toyama Bay from a beach in Toyama | |
  Toyama Bay Location within Japan | |
| Coordinates | 36°50′N 137°10′E / 36.833°N 137.167°E |
River sources | Kurobe, Jōganji, Jinzū, Shō |
Ocean/sea sources | Sea of Japan |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Max. depth | more than 1,200 m (3,937 ft)[1] |
| Settlements | Kurobe, Uozu, Namerikawa, Toyama, Imizu, Takaoka, Himi, Nanao |
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Toyama shrimp are found in Toyama bay, which they are named after.[5]
Geography
editBorder communities
editRivers
editKurobe River, Jōganji River, Jinzū River, Shō River, etc.
References
edit- 1 2 Introduction to Toyama Bay. Toyama Prefectural Tourism Association. Accessed on December 18, 2010.
- ↑ "BBC - Science & Nature - Sea Life - Fact files: Firefly squid". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-04-05. Animal Fact Files - Firefly squid
- ↑ Patowary, Kaushik (30 March 2012). "Firefly Squids in Toyama Bay, Japan". Amusing Planet.
- ↑ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 1613. ISBN 406205938X.
- ↑ "Pandalus hypsinotus J.F. Brandt in von Middendorf, 1851 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System".