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Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 조선동해 | ||||||
Hanja | 朝鮮東海 | ||||||
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Alternative Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 동해 | ||||||
Hanja | 東海 | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Kanji | 日本海 | ||||||
Hiragana | にほんかい | ||||||
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 tides due to its nearly complete enclosure.
Physical characteristics
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Economy
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Biology
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.
Naming dispute
Main article: Sea of Japan naming disputeAlthough 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". As a result of Korean objections to the name "Sea of Japan", some 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."
See also
References
- "Tides in Marginal, Semi-Enclosed and Coastal Seas - Part I: Sea Surface Height". ERC-Stennis at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Zalophus japonicus". IUCN. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- Kyodo News, "Despite Korean efforts, geographic conference backs Sea of Japan name", The Japan Times, 29 Aug 07,
External links
Media related to Sea of Japan at Wikimedia Commons The dictionary definition of Sea of Japan at Wiktionary
39°34′55″N 134°34′11″E / 39.58194°N 134.56972°E / 39.58194; 134.56972
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