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OAS seaname Detail for Japan Sea, meta_version: 1. Current meta_version is: 3
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| seanames_id: | 76 |
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| Seaname: | Sea of Japan |
| Sea code: | 52 |
| Definition: | The limits of the Japan Sea, situated between the Asian coast and the islands of Japan, are the following: On the North: A line joining Cape Belkina (45 Degrees 49 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 137 Degrees 41 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the coast of USSR, eastward to Cape Kuznetsova (46 Degrees 02 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 141 Degrees 55 Minutes 10 Seconds E), on the southwestern coast of Sakhalin Island (the common limit with the Gulf of Tartary, see 7.9). On the East: A line joining Cape Kuznetsova southwestward to Nosyappu Point (45 Degrees 26 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 141 Degrees 39 Minutes E), the northwestern extremity of Hokkaid Degrees (the common limit with the Okhotsk, see 7.10); thence from Nosyappu Point southwestward, along the western coast of Hokkaid Degrees , to the eastern extremity of Esan Point (41 Degrees 48 Minutes 12 Seconds N - 141 Degrees 11 Minutes 24 Seconds E), on the southern coast of this island; thence a line joining Esan Point southeastward to Siriya Point (41 Degrees 25 Minutes 43 Seconds N - 141 Degrees 27 Minutes 54 Seconds E), the northeastern extremity of Honsy Degrees ; thence from Siriya Point southwestward, along the western coast of Honsy Degrees , to Murasaki-no Point (34 Degrees 01 Minutes 18 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 54 Minutes 24 Seconds E), on the southwestern coast of this island; thence a line joining Murasaki-no Point southwestward, through Muture Island (33 Degrees 58 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 52 Minutes E) and Uma Island (33 Degrees 58 Minutes N - 130 Degrees 51 Minutes 15 Seconds E), to Hatiman Point (33 Degrees 55 Minutes 52 Seconds N - 130 Degrees 43 Minutes 50 Seconds E), on the northern coast of Ky Degrees sy Degrees (the common limit, in the Kammon Strait, with the Seto Naikai, see 7.7); and thence from Hatiman Point southwestward, along the western coast of Ky Degrees sy Degrees , to Nomo Point (32 Degrees 34 Minutes N - 129 Degrees 44 Minutes 30 Seconds E). On the South: A line joining Nomo Point westward to the southern extremity of Hukae Island (32 Degrees 34 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 128 Degrees 46 Minutes 30 Seconds E); thence from the southern extremity of Hukae Island northwestward, through this island, to Degrees se Point (32 Degrees 36 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 128 Degrees 36 Minutes E), the southwestern extremity thereof; thence a line joining Degrees se Point northwestward to Punam Point (33 Degrees 11 Minutes 30 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 17 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the southern extremity of Cheju Island; thence from Punam Point northwestward, through Cheju Island, to the western extremity of this island (33 Degrees 17 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 09 Minutes 45 Seconds E) (the common limit with the East China Sea, see 7.3); thence a line joining the western extremity of Cheju Island northwestward to Kan Rock (34 Degrees 12 Minutes 25 Seconds N -125 Degrees 48 Minutes E) and northeastward to the northern extremity of Og Island (34 Degrees 21 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds E) and to the western extremity of Jin Island (34 Degrees 25 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 05 Minutes 25 Seconds E); thence from the western extremity of Jin Island northeastward, along the eastern coast of this island, to its northern extremity (34 Degrees 35 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 15 Minutes E); and thence a line joining the northern extremity of Jin Island northeastward to position 34 Degrees 35 Minutes 50 Seconds N -126 Degrees 16 Minutes 50 Seconds E, on the southwestern coast of the Korean Peninsula (the common limit with the Yellow Sea, see 7.4). On the West : The Asian coast, from position 34 Degrees 35 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 16 Minutes 50 Seconds E, on the southwestern coast of the Korean Peninsula, northeastward to Cape Belkina (45 Degrees 49 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 137 Degrees 41 Minutes 30 Seconds E), on the coast of USSR. The "Sea of Japan" is synonymous with the "East Sea" and the "Japan Sea," which is defined in the "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1953 (3rd edition), Special Publication No. 23, International Hydrographic Bureau." The Republic of Korea calls for the names "East Sea" and "Sea of Japan" to be used simultaneously until the countries that border this sea agree on a single name. |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 1 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2009-05-27 21:02:03+00 |