The Sea of Japan (or East Sea; see below for other names) is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean.

Jan 19, 2025 · Sea of Japan, marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by Japan and Sakhalin Island to the east and by Russia and Korea on the Asian mainland to the west. Its area is 377,600 square miles (978,000 square km).

Bordering Japan, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea, the Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, renowned for its deep basin and rich marine biodiversity. Separated from other seas by various straits, it serves as a crucial environmental and geopolitical hub.

Apr 12, 2023 · Map of the Sea of Japan. The Sea of Japan is a water body located in Eastern Asia that 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.

The Sea of Japan is a sea in the western Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Korea to the west, Russia to the north and Japan to the east and south. South Korea calls it the East Sea , while North Korea calls it the East Sea of Korea .

Sea of Japan, or East Sea, Branch of the western Pacific Ocean, bounded by Japan, by Sakhalin Island, and by Russia and Korea on the Asian mainland. It has a surface area of about 377,600 sq mi (978,000 sq km), a mean depth of 5,748 ft (1,752 …

Jun 20, 2024 · The Sea of Japan, or the East Sea, is a semi-enclosed Sea in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. It is surrounded by mainland Russia and Sakhalin from the north; the Korean peninsula borders it from the west.

Sep 28, 2024 · The Sea of Japan is a small sea in the Pacific Ocean that has the appearance of a carrot from above. Its surface size is 1,050,000 square kilometres, and its maximum depth is 4568 metres, with an average depth of 1752 metres.

Aug 24, 2016 · Sea of Japan, or East Sea, enclosed arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.405,000 sq mi (1,048,950 sq km), located between Japan and the Asian mainland, connecting with the East China Sea, the Pacific Ocean, and the Sea of Okhotsk through several straits. The shallower northern and southern portions of the sea are important fishing areas.

Located at the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan is bounded by Japan and the Russian island of Sakhalin to the east and by Russia and North and South Korea on the Asian mainland to the west. In Japanese the sea is called Nihon-kai; in Russian, Yaponskoye More; and in Korean, Tonghae or Donghae (meaning “East Sea”).