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Nakaumi is a brackish lake located between the Tottori Prefecture and the Shimane Prefecture in Japan. The lake is enclosed by the Shimane peninsula to the north and Yumigahama peninsula to the east. Nakaumi connects Lake Shinji (Shinji-ko) and the Sea of Japan. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan.

There are two large islands in the lake, Daikon-island (Daikonjima, lit. "radish island") and Eshima Island (Eshima, "river island"). There are bridges and roads that connect the east and west shores of the lake through the two islands.

Nakaumi is a brackish lake because it is connected to the Sea of Japan by a short channel, the Sakai Channel.

Nakaumi literally means "middle sea". Even though Nakaumi is a lake, it was likely named a sea because of its saline water and proximity to the actual sea. In Japanese, the lake is usually referred to simply as Nakaumi, not as Nakaumi-ko (Lake Nakaumi).

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+'''Nakaumi''' is a brackish lake located between the Tottori Prefecture and the Shimane Prefecture in [[Japan]]. The lake is enclosed by the Shimane peninsula to the north and Yumigahama peninsula to the east. Nakaumi connects Lake Shinji (''Shinji-ko'') and the Sea of Japan. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan.
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-|image_lake=
-|caption_lake= Lake Nakaumi from space
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-|caption_bathymetry=
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-|type=
-|inflow= Ohahi River
-|outflow=Sakai Channel
-|catchment=
-|basin_countries= [[Japan]]
-|length= 63.49 km
-|width= 22.8 km
-|area= 86.2 km²
-|depth=
-|max-depth= 17.1 m
-|volume= 0.47 km³
-|shore= 105 km
-|elevation= 0 m
-|islands= Daikonjima, Eshima
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-{{nihongo|'''Nakaumi'''|中海}} is a saline lake located between [[Tottori_Prefecture|Tottori]] and [[Shimane_Prefecture|Shimane]] prefectures in [[Japan]].  The lake is enclosed by the Shimane Penninsula to the north and Yumigahama Peninsula to the east. Nakaumi connects [[Lake Shinji]](宍道湖 ''Shinji-ko'') and the Sea of Japan. It is the fifth largest lake in surface area in Japan. There are two islands on the lake, Daikon Island(大根島 ''Daikonjima'') and Eshima Island(江島 ''Eshima''). There are bridges and roads that connect the east and west shores of the lake through the two islands.
+There are two large islands in the lake, Daikon-island (''Daikonjima'', lit. "radish island") and Eshima Island (''Eshima'', "river island"). There are bridges and roads that connect the east and west shores of the lake through the two islands.
-Nakaumi is a saline lake because it is connected to the Sea of Japan by a short channel (Sakai Channel).
-Nakaumi literally means Middle Sea. Even though Nakaumi is a lake, it is named as a sea probably due to its saline nature and proximity to the sea. In Japanese, the lake is usually called just as Nakaumi, not as Nakaumi-ko (Lake Nakaumi).
+Nakaumi is a brackish lake because it is connected to the Sea of Japan by a short channel, the Sakai Channel.
-==See Also==
+Nakaumi literally means "middle sea". Even though Nakaumi is a lake, it was likely named a sea because of its saline water and proximity to the actual sea. In Japanese, the lake is usually referred to simply as Nakaumi, not as Nakaumi-ko (Lake Nakaumi).
-*[[List_of_lakes_in_Japan|List of lakes in Japan]]
-*[[List_of_lakes|List of lakes in the world]]
+==See also==
+*[[Wikipedia:List of lakes in Japan]]
-[[ja:中海]]
+[[Category:Lakes in Japan]]
+{{nes}}

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