Korea Strait

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The Korea Strait is a narrow body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that forms a key maritime passage linking the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
strait
borderedBy Honshu
Iki Island
Japan
Kyushu
South Korea
Tsushima Island
climate temperate maritime
connects East China Sea
Sea of Japan
flowsFrom East China Sea
flowsTo Sea of Japan
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasAverageDepth about 90 meters
hasBiodiversity rich marine life
hasHistoricalSignificance route for cultural exchange between Korea and Japan
site of Russo-Japanese War naval operations
hasMajorPortNearby Busan
Fukuoka
Kitakyushu
Shimonoseki
hasOceanCurrent Tsushima Current
hasPart Eastern Channel of Korea Strait
Tsushima Strait
Western Channel of Korea Strait
hasTrafficSeparationScheme yes
isPartOf sea route between China, Korea, and Japan
isShippingRouteFor bulk carriers
container ships
oil tankers
knownAs Korean Strait
Strait of Korea
locatedIn East Asia
between Korea and Japan
maximumDepth about 227 meters
minimumWidth about 200 kilometers
nameInJapanese 対馬海峡
nameInKorean 대한해협
partOf Pacific Ocean
region between Sea of Japan and East China Sea
separates Japan
Korean Peninsula
strategicImportance major sea lane between East China Sea and Sea of Japan
subjectTo monsoon influence
usedFor fishing
international shipping
naval navigation


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