Sea of Japan

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Recently, it was reported that North Korea fired two missiles into the Sea of Japan with the launches taking place within hours of each other.

About Sea of Japan

• Location: The Sea of Japan, or East Sea, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.
• Boundaries: 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.
• Connections
  • It is connected with the East China Sea via the Tsushima and Korea straits and with the Okhotsk Sea in the north by the La Perouse and Tatar straits.
  • In the east, it is connected with the Inland Sea of Japan via the Kanmon Strait and the Pacific Ocean by the Tsugaru Strait.
• Deepest Point: Dohoku Seamount, an underwater volcano, is its deepest point.
• Climate: Its relatively warm waters contribute greatly to the mild climate of Japan.
• Tides: Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean. 
• The sea is known for its high concentration of oxygen (dissolved in the seawater), which results in high biological productivity. 
• Major Ports
  • Russia: Vladivostok, Sovetskaya Gavan, Nakhodka, Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, and Kholmsk. 
  • North Korea: Hamhung, Chongjin, and Wonsan.
  • Japan: Niigata, Tsuruta, and Maizuru.

Source: HT

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