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Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

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May 31, 2024

Recently, North Korea fired a barrage of suspected ballistic missiles toward its Eastern sea.

Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. 

  • Bordered by: It is bounded by Russia and Sakhalin Island in the north, by North Korea in the west, South Korea in the southwest, and by the Japanese archipelago (Hokkaidō, Honshū, and Kyūshū islands) in the east and south.
  • Deepest Point: Sea of Japan’s  deepest point is Dohoku Seamount, an underwater volcano.
  • Straits connecting Sea of Japan: Sea of Japan is connected with the East China Sea in the south via the Tsushima and Korea straits and with the Okhotsk Sea in the north by the La Perouse and Tatar straits.
    • Sea of JapanIn the east, it is connected with the Inland Sea of Japan via the Kanmon Strait and the Pacific Ocean by the Tsugaru Strait.
  • Meeting Point: The Sea of Japan serves as the meeting point of the cold currents from the north and the warm currents from the south.
  • Largest River: Tumen or Dooman river is the largest river draining into the Sea of Japan  and serves as a border between North Korea, Russia and China.
  • Major Ports:
    • Russia:  Vladivostok, Sovetskaya Gavan, Nakhodka, Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, and Kholmsk.
    • North Korea: Hamhung, Chongjin, and Wonsan.
    • Japan: Niigata, Tsuruta and Maizuru.

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Marginal Sea

A marginal sea is defined as a sea that is partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas. They are usually much shallower than the open oceans and are therefore more affected by human activities.

 

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