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! colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#CCCCCC | '''Sea of Japan''' |
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! colspan=2 align=center | [[Image:Sea of Japan Map.png|300px]] |
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! colspan=2 align=center | '''[[Japanese language|Japanese]] name''' |
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| [[Kanji]] |
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| {{lang|ja|日本海}} |
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| [[Hiragana]] |
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| {{lang|ja|にほんかい}} |
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| [[Hepburn romanization|Hepburn Romanization]] |
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| Nihonkai |
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| English Translation |
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| Japan Sea |
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! colspan=2 align=center | '''[[Korean language|Korean]] name''' ('''[[North Korea]]''') |
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| [[Hanja]] |
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| {{lang|ko|朝鮮東海}} |
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| [[Hangul]] |
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| {{lang|ko|조선동해}} |
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| width=150 | [[Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization]] |
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| width=150 | Joseon Donghae |
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| width=150 | [[McCune-Reischauer]] |
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| width=150 | Chosŏn Tonghae |
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| width=150 | English Translation |
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| width=150 | Korea East Sea |
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! colspan=2 align=center | '''Korean name''' ('''[[South Korea]]''') |
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| [[Hanja]] |
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| {{lang|ko|東海}} |
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| [[Hangul]] |
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| {{lang|ko|동해}} |
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| width=150 | [[Revised Romanization of Korean|Revised Romanization]] |
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| width=150 | Donghae |
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| width=150 | [[McCune-Reischauer]] |
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| width=150 | Tonghae |
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| width=150 | English Translation |
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| width=150 | East Sea |
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! colspan=2 align=center | '''[[Russian language|Russian]] name''' |
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| [[Russian language|Russian]] |
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| {{lang|ru|Япо́нское мо́ре}} |
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| [[Transliteration of Russian into English|Romanization]] |
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| Yapónskoje móre |
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| Japan Sea |
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The '''Sea of Japan''' is a [[marginal sea]] of the western [[Pacific Ocean]], bordered by [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[Russia]]. Like the [[Mediterranean Sea]], it has almost no [[tide]]s due to its nearly complete enclosure.<ref name="tides">{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc.erc.msstate.edu/Tides2D/sea_of_japan.html|title=Tides in Marginal, Semi-Enclosed and Coastal Seas - Part I: Sea Surface Height|publisher=ERC-Stennis at Mississippi State University|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> |
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==Physical characteristics== |
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The Sea of Japan is bound by the Russian mainland and [[Sakhalin]] island to the north, [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] to the west, and the [[Japan]]ese islands of [[Hokkaidō]], [[Honshū]], and [[Kyūshū]] to the east. |
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It is connected to other seas by five shallow [[strait]]s: the [[Strait of Tartary]] between the [[Asia]]n mainland and Sakhalin; [[La Perouse Strait]] between the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaidō; the [[Tsugaru Strait]] between the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū; the [[Kanmon Straits]] between the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū; and the [[Korea Strait]] (genkainada) between the [[Korean Peninsula]] and the island of Kyūshū. The Korea Strait is composed of the Western Channel and the [[Tsushima Strait]], on either side of [[Tsushima Island]]. |
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* Deepest point: 3,742 [[meter]]s below [[sea level]] |
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* Mean depth: 1,753 meters |
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* Surface area: about 978,000 [[square kilometre|km²]] |
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The sea has three major [[ocean basin|basins]]: the ''Yamato Basin'' in the southeast; the ''Japan Basin'' in the north; and the ''[[Tsushima Basin]] (Ulleung Basin)'' in the southwest. The Japan Basin has the deepest areas of the [[sea]], while the Tsushima Basin has the shallowest. |
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On the eastern shores, the [[continental shelves]] of the sea are wide, but on the western shores, particularly along the Korean coast, they are narrow, averaging about 30 kilometres wide. |
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The Tsushima Warm Current, a branch of [[Kuroshio Current]], flows northward through the Korea Strait along the Japanese shore, and the Liman Cold Current flows southward through the Strait of Tartary along the Russian shore. |
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The Sea of Japan was once a [[landlocked]] sea when the [[land bridge]] of [[East Asia]] existed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9004136266&id=W_Hdu9QrD9YC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=sea+of+japan+landlocked&sig=ZgHV6lie171qNe01EjwpTeeNfOk|title=Pre-Industrial Korea and Japan in Environmental Perspective|author=Conrad D. Totman|first=Conrad D.|last=Totman|date=2004|accessdate=2007-02-02}}</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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The areas in the north and the southeast are rich [[fishing]] grounds. The importance of the fishery in the sea is well illustrated by the [[territorial dispute|dispute]] between South Korea and Japan over [[Liancourt Rocks]]. The sea is also important for its [[mineral deposits]], particularly [[magnetite]] sands. There are also believed to be [[natural gas]] and [[petroleum]] fields. With the growth of East Asian economies, the Sea of Japan has become an increasingly important commercial waterway. |
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==Biology== |
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The last documented observation of the [[Japanese Sea Lion]] (''Zalophus californianus japonicus'') was a sighting of 50 or 60 individuals on Liancourt Rocks in 1951. These animals bred in flat, open, sandy beaches and were indigenous to the Northwest Pacific shores of Japan and the Korean Peninsula. Hunted to extinction by fishermen, there is some disagreement as to whether the Japanese Sea Lion were a distinct species or a subspecies of the [[California Sea Lion]]. <ref name="IUCN">{{cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41667/all|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Zalophus japonicus|publisher=IUCN|accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref> |
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==Naming dispute== |
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{{main|Sea of Japan naming dispute}} |
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Although ''Sea of Japan'' is the commonly used term to refer to the sea amongst most other countries, both North Korea and South Korea have advocated for a different name to be used. South Korea has argued that it should be called the "East Sea"; North Korea, the "East Sea of Korea". |
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As a result of Korean objections to the name "Sea of Japan", some [[English language|English]]-language publications refer to it as '''Sea of Japan (East Sea)''', incorporating a version of the Korean name. On August 27, 2007, the Ninth Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names elected to retain the title of the body of water as "Sea of Japan". F. J. Ormeling, chair of the session, stated, "I encourage the three countries concerned to find a solution acceptable to all of them, taking into account any relevant solutions, or else to agree to differ and to report the outcome of these discussions to the next conference."<ref>[[Kyodo News]], "Despite Korean efforts, geographic conference backs Sea of Japan name", ''The Japan Times'', 29 Aug 07, [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070829a5.html]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Geography of Japan]] |
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*[[Geography of North Korea]] |
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*[[Geography of Russia]] |
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*[[Geography of South Korea]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Sea of Japan| ]] |
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[[Category:Disputed waters]] |
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[[ar:بحر اليابان]] |
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[[ast:Mar de Xapón]] |
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[[zh-min-nan:Ji̍t-pún-hái]] |
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[[bg:Японско море]] |
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[[ca:Mar del Japó]] |
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[[cs:Japonské moře]] |
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[[cy:Môr Japan]] |
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[[da:Japanske Hav]] |
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[[de:Japanisches Meer]] |
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[[et:Jaapani meri]] |
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[[es:Mar del Japón]] |
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[[eo:Japana maro]] |
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[[fa:دریای ژاپن]] |
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[[fr:Mer du Japon]] |
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[[gl:Mar do Xapón]] |
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[[zh-classical:日本海]] |
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[[ko:동해]] |
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[[id:Laut Jepang]] |
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[[it:Mar del Giappone]] |
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[[he:ים יפן]] |
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[[ku:Derya Japon]] |
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[[la:Mare Iaponicum]] |
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[[lv:Japāņu jūra]] |
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[[lt:Japonijos jūra]] |
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[[hu:Japán-tenger]] |
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[[nl:Japanse Zee]] |
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[[ja:日本海]] |
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[[no:Japanhavet]] |
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[[oc:Mar de Japon]] |
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[[pl:Morze Japońskie]] |
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[[pt:Mar do Japão]] |
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[[ro:Marea Japoniei]] |
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[[ru:Японское море]] |
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[[simple:Sea of Japan]] |
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[[sk:Japonské more]] |
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[[sl:Japonsko morje]] |
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[[sr:Јапанско море]] |
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[[fi:Japaninmeri]] |
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[[sv:Japanska havet]] |
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[[vi:Biển Nhật Bản]] |
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[[tg:Баҳри Ҷопон]] |
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[[tr:Japon Denizi]] |
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[[uk:Японське море]] |
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[[zh:日本海]] |
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Revision as of 03:11, 24 September 2007
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