A city of northwest Kyushu, Japan, on the East China Sea north-northwest of Nagasaki. A naval base was established here in 1886.
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Seaport in E Kyushu, Japan, on the East China Sea.
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Here three promontoriesNomo, Shimabar~ and Kizakienclose a large bay having on its shores Nagasaki, thi great naval port of Sasebo, and other anchorages.
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The growth of Kure and Sasebo is attributable to the fact that they have become the sites of large ship-building yards, the property of the state.