East China Sea

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marginal sea sea of the Pacific Ocean

The East China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, known for its busy shipping routes and significant geopolitical and economic importance.

Aliases (5)

East China Sea region ×3
East China Sea coast ×2
Donghai ×1
East China Sea around the Senkaku Islands ×1
East China Sea disputes ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marginal sea → sea of the Pacific Ocean →
area	approximately 1,249,000 square kilometers →
averageDepth	approximately 350 meters →
borderedBy	Japan → People's Republic of China → South Korea → Taiwan → Yellow Sea →
climate	subtropical → temperate →
connectedTo	Pacific Ocean → Sea of Japan → South China Sea →
countryOnCoast	China → Japan → South Korea → Taiwan →
economicActivity	fishing → offshore oil and gas exploration → shipping →
hasDispute	maritime boundary disputes between China and Japan → territorial dispute over Senkaku Islands →
hasIslandGroup	Ryukyu Islands → Senkaku Islands →
hasMajorPort	Busan → Fukuoka → Ningbo-Zhoushan → Shanghai →
hasStrait	Korea Strait → Taiwan Strait → Tsushima Strait →
knownFor	busy shipping routes → economic importance → fisheries → geopolitical importance → potential hydrocarbon resources →
locatedIn	Western Pacific Ocean →
maxDepth	over 2,000 meters →
nameInChinese	Donghai →
nameInJapanese	Higashi Shina Kai →
oceanCurrent	Kuroshio Current → Tsushima Current →
partOf	Pacific Ocean →
receivesRiver	Huai River → Qiantang River → Yangtze River →
region	East Asia →
subjectTo	tropical cyclones →

Referenced by (77)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amami Islands → Kinmen ("East China Sea region") → Miyako Islands → Okinawa Island → Okinawa Plate ("East China Sea region") → Okinawa Prefecture → Penghu Islands → Ryukyu Arc ("East China Sea region") → Ryukyu Islands → Senkaku Islands → Yaeyama Islands → Zhoushan Archipelago →	locatedIn
Japan Coast Guard → Japan Coast Guard ("East China Sea around the Senkaku Islands") → Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → Self Defense Fleet → Submarine Force →	operatesIn
Nagasaki → Ningbo-Zhoushan Port → Shanghai → Uruma, Okinawa, Japan →	locatedOn
Kagoshima Prefecture → Southern China → Yangtze River Delta →	borderedBy
Sea of Japan → South China Sea → Yellow Sea →	connectedTo
Eastern China → Fujian → Keelung →	hasCoastlineOn
Japan → Japanese archipelago →	borderedBySea
East China coastal river systems ("East China Sea coast") → Ryukyu Islands →	borders
Korean Peninsula → Zhejiang Province →	bordersBodyOfWater
Asia → East Asia →	bordersSea
Korea Strait → Taiwan Strait →	connects
Min River (Fujian) → Qiantang River →	emptiesInto
Indo-Pacific region → Northern Pacific →	hasPart
Operation Ten-Go → Ten-Go →	location
United States Seventh Fleet →	areaOfResponsibility
China →	borderingSea
Yangtze River Delta →	coastlineOn
western Pacific Ocean →	contains
Kaga-class aircraft carrier →	designedForEnvironment
Korea Strait →	flowsFrom
Higashi Shina Kai →	hasEnglishName
Asia-Pacific →	hasMajorSeaLane
Kyushu →	hasSea
Shuri →	hasViewOf
Port of Shanghai →	hasWaterwayConnection
Indo-Pacific region ("East China Sea disputes") →	isCentralTo
Fengxian District →	isOnShoreOf
Naha →	locatedInSea
Chongming District →	locatedNear
Yamato →	locationOfWreck
Ming and Qing Chinese maritime trade restrictions →	mainRegion
Yangtze River →	mouth
Min River (Fujian) →	mouthLocatedIn
East China Sea ("Donghai") →	nameInChinese
Min River (Fujian) ("East China Sea coast") →	near
Ryukyu Trench →	nearbySea
Matsu Islands →	nearbyWaterBody
Beiyang Fleet →	operatedIn
Fleet Air Force →	operationalArea
Naminoue Shrine →	overlooks
First Fleet →	primaryTheater
Ryukyuan languages →	region
Tsushima Island →	sea
Ryukyu Islands →	separates
South Korean Navy →	theaterOfOperations