Hiroshima Bay

Hiroshima Bay
Hiroshima Bay
広島湾 (Japanese)
	Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Bay
	Hiroshima Bay
Location	Inland Sea
Coordinates	34°12′N 132°21′E / 34.200°N 132.350°E
Type	Bay
Surface area	1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi)
Average depth	25 metres (82 ft)

Hiroshima Bay (広島湾, Hiroshima-wan) is a bay in the Inland Sea, Japan.^[1] Administratively, the bay is divided between Hiroshima and Yamaguchi Prefectures. The bay's shore is a Ria. Its surface area is about 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi), with a mean depth of 25 metres (82 ft).

^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hiroshima Wan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 320, p. 320, at Google Books.

[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hiroshima Wan" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 320, p. 320, at Google Books.

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