Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A channel between southeast South Korea and southwest Japan. It connects the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.
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- proper noun A
strait betweenKorea andJapan , connecting theEast China Sea with theSea of Japan .
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- noun a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
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Examples
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Battling attacking Japanese aircraft all the way, the invasion fleet had sailed from Port Arthur in April 1949, paused at Kwangju to take on board three divisions of Red Army troops, then steamed across the Korea Strait to land at the southwestern tip of Honshu.
DBTL 47: Like Shattered Jewels Johnny Pez 2009
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Geographynote: strategic location on Korea Strait
Korea, South 2008
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Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: not specified
Korea, South 2008
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Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: not specified
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Geography - note: strategic location on Korea Strait
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Korea Strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: not specified
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: not specified
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait continental shelf: not specified contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Geography - note: strategic location on Korea Strait
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Korea Strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: not specified
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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