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 | |
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 Landsat image of Aomori Bay | |
  Aomori Bay  Aomori Bay | |
| Location | Aomori Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°55′N 140°45′E / 40.917°N 140.750°E |
| Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
| Basin countries | Japan |
| Average depth | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Settlements | Aomori, Hiranai, Yomogita |
Geography
editAomori 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
editEmplectonema 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
editThe bay provided resources for the Jōmon people living at the settlements along its coastline, such as the Sannai-Maruyama Site.[3]
References
edit- ^ "陸奥湾".
- ^ Kanda, Sakyo (1939). "The Luminescence of a Nemertean, Emplectonema kandai, Kato". Biological Bulletin. 77 (2): 166–173. doi:10.2307/1537919. JSTOR 1537919.
- ^ 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.