Question

Q59. Tsushima Island was in news recently. It is present in:

• A. (a) Pacific Ocean
• B. (b) North Atlantic Ocean
• C. (c) Indian Ocean
• D. (d) South Atlantic Ocean

Answer 1

The correct option is A

(a) Pacific Ocean

According to researchers, about 30% of the coral reef off the coast of Tsushima island in Japan (the world’s northernmost coral reef) has suffered bleaching.

It is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in the Korea Strait, approximately halfway between the Japanese mainland and the Korean Peninsula.

At a latitude, it is located between Honshu (middle island) and Kyushu (southern island) of the Japanese mainland.