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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
East China Sea canonical 233
East China Sea region 9
East China Sea coast 4

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 ⓘ
China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China

South Korea ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ
surface form: Taiwan

Yellow Sea ⓘ
climate subtropical ⓘ
temperate ⓘ
connectedTo Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Sea of Japan ⓘ
South China Sea ⓘ
countryOnCoast China ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Korea Strait ⓘ
surface form: Tsushima Strait
knownFor busy shipping routes ⓘ
economic importance ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
geopolitical importance ⓘ
potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ
locatedIn Philippine Sea ⓘ
surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
maxDepth over 2,000 meters ⓘ
nameInChinese East China Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 (255)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japan → borderedBySea → East China Sea ⓘ
Sea of Japan → connectedTo → East China Sea ⓘ
Asia → bordersSea → East China Sea ⓘ
East China Sea → nameInChinese → East China Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Donghai
East Asia → bordersSea → East China Sea ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands → borders → East China Sea ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands → separates → East China Sea ⓘ
China → borderingSea → East China Sea ⓘ
Asia-Pacific → hasMajorSeaLane → East China Sea ⓘ
Shanghai → locatedOn → East China Sea ⓘ
South China Sea → connectedTo → East China Sea ⓘ
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force → operatesIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Korea Strait → connects → East China Sea ⓘ
Korea Strait → flowsFrom → East China Sea ⓘ
Kyushu → hasSea → East China Sea ⓘ
Naha → locatedInSea → East China Sea ⓘ
Yangtze River → mouth → East China Sea ⓘ
Operation Ten-Go → location → East China Sea ⓘ
Yamato → locationOfWreck → East China Sea ⓘ
Higashi Shina Kai → hasEnglishName → East China Sea ⓘ
Ningbo-Zhoushan → locatedOn → East China Sea ⓘ
subject surface form: Ningbo-Zhoushan Port
Ming and Qing Chinese maritime trade restrictions → mainRegion → East China Sea ⓘ
Qiantang River → emptiesInto → East China Sea ⓘ
Korean Peninsula → bordersBodyOfWater → East China Sea ⓘ
Yellow Sea → connectedTo → East China Sea ⓘ
eastern China → hasCoastlineOn → East China Sea ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern China
Kaga-class aircraft carrier → designedForEnvironment → East China Sea ⓘ
Taiwan Strait → connects → East China Sea ⓘ
Senkaku Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages → region → East China Sea ⓘ
South Korean Navy → theaterOfOperations → East China Sea ⓘ
Shuri → hasViewOf → East China Sea ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Matsu Islands → nearbyWaterBody → East China Sea ⓘ
Penghu Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
western Pacific Ocean → contains → East China Sea ⓘ
Seventh Fleet → areaOfResponsibility → East China Sea ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Seventh Fleet
Amami Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Miyako Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Yaeyama Islands → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
Japanese archipelago → borderedBySea → East China Sea ⓘ
First Fleet → primaryTheater → East China Sea ⓘ
Fujian → hasCoastlineOn → East China Sea ⓘ
Okinawa Island → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
southern China → borderedBy → East China Sea ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern China
Yangtze River Delta → borderedBy → East China Sea ⓘ
Yangtze River Delta → coastlineOn → East China Sea ⓘ
Ryukyu Arc → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: East China Sea region
Kinmen → locatedIn → East China Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: East China Sea region