NOUN | object | Minamata Bay | a bay on the west coast of Kyushu |
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Meaning | A bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from Minamata Bay. | |
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Instance of | bay, embayment | An indentation of a shoreline larger / larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
Part of | Kyushu | The southernmost of the four main islands of Japan |
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