Sea of Japan


Region Type Maps & Charts (if available, no international)
Asia, Pacific Sea Sea of Japan

Enclosed arm of the Pacific Ocean (area; c.405,000 sq miles), located bet. Japan and the Asian mainland, connecting with the East China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk through several straits. The shallower N and S portions of the sea are important fishing areas. The sea has depths of over 10,000 ft. A branch of the warm Japan Current flows NE through the sea, modifying the climate of the region; Vladivostok, the only ice-free port of eastern Russia, is here.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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