Port of Yokosuka

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Port of Yokosuka
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Location
CountryJapan
Coordinates35°17′25.2″N 139°40′54.8″E / 35.290333°N 139.681889°E / 35.290333; 139.681889

The Port of Yokosuka (横須賀港, Yokosuka-kō) lies to the south of the

Yokosuka
administers the port.

The Port of Yokosuka has 100 berths of length 4.5 m or more. It covers 13 areas from Oppama in the north to Kurihama and Nobi in the south. Kurihama is the place where Commodore Matthew Perry landed in 1853. Since then it has been developed for military, shipping, and ferry traffic. The U.S. Navy base and the Maritime Self-Defense force base lie within the Port of Yokosuka.

Located near the

Kyūshū
.

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