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).

Hiroshima Bay
広島湾 (Japanese)
Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Bay
Hiroshima Bay is located in Japan
Hiroshima Bay
Hiroshima Bay
LocationInland Sea
Coordinates34°12′N 132°21′E / 34.200°N 132.350°E / 34.200; 132.350
TypeBay
Surface area1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi)
Average depth25 metres (82 ft)

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Jaco Pastorius once threw his "Bass of Doom" (Fender Jazz Bass) into the Hiroshima Bay.

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