Sea of Japan

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Recently, North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan.

About Sea of Japan

• Location: The Sea of Japan, or East Sea, is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.
• It is bound by Japan and Sakhalin to the east and by mainland Russia, North Korea, and South Korea to the west.
• 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.
• 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: TH

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