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132:139°54′36″E
119:Coordinates
1372:Categories
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1306:2012-07-31
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1195:2012-07-30
1156:2012-07-30
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936:References
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591:Higashiōgi
579:Katsushima
512:degaussing
472:topography
469:underwater
404:Boundaries
224:Max. depth
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129:35°31′21″N
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889:USS
761:Meiji era
694:shellfish
611:Edo River
593:islands.
484:Sarushima
349:Geography
318:. By the
262:Tōkyō-wan
250:Tokyo Bay
242:Sarushima
165:Edo River
161:Ara River
92:Tokyo Bay
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899:See also
891:Missouri
839:Missouri
825:Mt. Fuji
799:and the
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559:landfill
488:Yokosuka
465:Nakanose
461:Yokohama
391:diluvial
306:uchi-umi
107:Location
807:History
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684:Fishing
646:Bridges
478:Islands
398:erosion
394:plateau
336:Edo-wan
324:Edo Bay
291:by the
237:Islands
113:, Japan
18:Edo Bay
1346:
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925:Keihin
869:treaty
740:, the
732:, the
728:, the
702:Keihin
633:, and
615:Obitsu
607:Sumida
597:Rivers
589:, and
587:Keihin
535:Odaiba
506:. The
283:, and
111:Honshu
1336:"ペリー"
1284:"夢の島"
1134:"東京湾"
1040:"東京湾"
998:"東京湾"
930:Keiyō
785:water
722:ports
716:Ports
706:Keiyō
583:Shōwa
575:Heiwa
539:Daiba
527:Meiji
521:Many
453:shoal
447:Depth
387:shore
299:Names
277:Tokyo
273:Japan
198:Japan
192:Basin
1344:OCLC
1292:OCLC
1255:OCLC
1247:"台場"
1218:OCLC
1210:"猿島"
1181:OCLC
1142:OCLC
1092:OCLC
1048:OCLC
1006:OCLC
966:OCLC
879:The
837:USS
783:and
704:and
668:The
635:sand
619:Yōrō
617:and
605:and
603:Tama
529:and
451:The
781:air
547:Edo
545:at
459:in
381:in
373:in
343:Edo
330:江戸湾
271:of
256:東京湾
48:東京湾
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313:内海
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