Ishikari Bay

Ishikari Bay
Ishikari Bay from a beach in Otaru
Ishikari Bay
Coordinates	43°20′N 141°7′E / 43.333°N 141.117°E / 43.333; 141.117
River sources	Ishikari, Shinkawa, Hoshioki
Ocean/sea sources	Sea of Japan
Basin countries	Japan
Max. depth	500 m (1,640 ft)[1]
Settlements	Otaru, Ishikari, Shakotan, Furubira, Yoichi

Ishikari Bay (石狩湾, Ishikari-wan) is a bay located in Hokkaido of Japan, connected to the Sea of Japan. Ishikari Bay is the area east of the straight line from Cape Shakotan on the west of Shakotan Peninsula to Cape Ofuyu.

Geography

Border communities

Shiribeshi Subprefecture

Otaru, Shakotan, Furubira, Yoichi

Ishikari Subprefecture

Ishikari

Rivers

Ishikari, Shinkawa, Hoshioki, etc.

Development

Ports

In Hokkaido, important ports are located in Ishikari Bay. The New Port of Ishikari Bay [ja] and the Port of Otaru [ja].

Renewable power generation

In addition to a small array of onshore wind turbines, in late 2023 the New Port became host to the Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind Farm, at the time the largest offshore wind farm in Japan.

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