The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin.
It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea.
Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean.[1]
The sea climate is characterized by warm waters and monsoons.
The sea waters have blue to green-blue color and a transparency of about 10 meters.
The seawater is characterized by the elevated concentration of dissolved oxygen that results in high biological productivity. Therefore, fishing is the dominant economic activity in the region.
Flora and fauna unique to the region near the Sea of Japan are known as "Japan Sea elements".[4]
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