Kagoshima Bay
Kagoshima Bay (鹿児島湾, Kagoshima-wan) also known as Kinkō Bay, Kinko Bay (錦江湾, Kinko-wan) is a deep inlet of the East China Sea on the coast of Japan.[1]
Kagoshima Bay is on the south coast of the island of
Geology
The bay itself is partially
History
The massive
Before written records the area was likely repopulated by the Jōmon and then it is likely they were replaced by the Kumaso whose culture was completely suppressed by the 7th century.
Tribes of the
Francis Xavier's party of Jesuits, having been first refused the right to land in Japan first went ashore in Kagoshima on 15 August 1549.[6]
From 1602 to 1871 it was part of the Satsuma Domain.
The Bombardment of Kagoshima by British warships in the bay took place in 1863.
The 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano severely damaged Kagoshima.[1]
On June 17, 1945, Kagoshima was attacked by B-29 bombers with 2316 persons killed.
Biology
The recurrent and continuing volcanic activity contributes to the diversity of wildlife on its shores and within its waters. On its shores are rare flora and fauna, including
See also
References
- ^ a b c Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 562.
- ^ Global Volcanism Program - Aira
- ^ Global Volcanism Program - Ata
- ^ a b c "About". Sakurajima-Kinkowan Geopark. n.d. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ISSN 0418-2642.
- JSTOR 2383897.
- ^ "Coastal Area 15204 Adjacent waters of Maenohama, Kinko Bay". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Coastal Area 15202 Western Sakurajima Channel". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Coastal Area 15203 Central Kinko Bay". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ Miura, T.; Tsukahara, Junzo; Hashimoto, J. (1997). "Lamellibrachia Satsuma, A New Species Of Vestimentiferan, Worms Bay, Japan". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 110: 447–456.
Notes
- Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: ISBN 0-87779-546-0.