Yellow Sea

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marginal sea sea

The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, known for its shallow waters and significant shipping and fishing activities.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	marginal sea → sea →
borderedBy	Bohai Sea → China → North Korea → South Korea →
colourCausedBy	sediment from rivers →
connectedTo	Bohai Sea → East China Sea →
hasAlternativeName	Huang Hai → West Sea of Korea →
hasArea	about 380000 square kilometres →
hasAverageDepth	about 44 metres →
hasClimate	temperate →
hasEconomicActivity	commercial fishing → maritime shipping → offshore oil and gas exploration →
hasEnvironmentalIssue	eutrophication → overfishing → pollution →
hasFeature	large tidal ranges in some coastal areas →
hasIsland	Chongming Island → Jeju Island →
hasMajorPort	Busan → Dalian → Incheon → Qingdao → Tianjin →
hasMaximumDepth	about 152 metres →
hasNotableBay	Bohai Bay → Korea Bay →
hasNotableCurrent	China Coastal Current → Korea Coastal Current → Yellow Sea Warm Current →
hasSalinity	lower than open ocean average →
hasSeaSurfaceFreezing	in northern parts during winter →
isKnownFor	heavy shipping traffic → high sediment load → important fishing grounds → shallow waters →
isSubjectOf	territorial disputes in some areas →
locatedBetween	Korean Peninsula → mainland China →
locatedIn	East Asia →
namedAfter	yellowish colour of its waters →
partOf	Western Pacific Ocean →
receivesWaterFrom	Huai River → Yangtze River → Yellow River →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Port Arthur → Battle of Weihaiwei → Battle of the Yellow Sea → First Sino-Japanese War → Russo-Japanese War →	location
Eastern China → Gangseo District ("South Sea of Korea") → North Korea → Shandong →	hasCoastlineOn
East China Sea → North China →	borderedBy
Liaodong Peninsula → North China Plain →	borders
Gyeonggi Province → Korean Peninsula →	bordersBodyOfWater
Beiyang Fleet → UN naval forces →	operatedIn
Battle of Pungdo ("Yellow Sea theater of operations") → Battle of Weihaiwei ("Yellow Sea theater") →	theater
South Korea →	borderBodyOfWater
China →	borderingSea
East Asia →	bordersSea
North China Plain ("Yellow Sea to the east") →	boundedBy
Liaoning →	coast
Higashi Shina Kai →	connectedTo
Bohai Sea →	connectsTo
Amur Plate →	containsPartOf
Yellow Sea ("West Sea of Korea") →	hasAlternativeName
Jiangsu →	hasCoastOn
Northern Pacific →	hasPart
Huai River →	historicallyEmptiedInto
Pacific theater of the Russo-Japanese War →	locatedIn
Tengchow →	locatedNear
Wei Hai Wei →	locatedOn
Incheon →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Huai River →	mouthLocatedIn
Bohai Sea →	partOf
ROKMC →	primaryAreaOfOperations
Liaodong Peninsula →	separates
South Korean Navy →	theaterOfOperations