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| The '''Sea of Japan''' is part of the western ], bounded by the Japanese islands of ], ] and ] on the east, the ]n peninsula and ] on the west, and ] island on the north. | The '''Sea of Japan''' is part of the western ], bounded by the Japanese islands of ], ] and ] on the east, the ]n peninsula and ] on the west, and ] island on the north. | ||
| The Sea of Japan is connected to other seas by five shallow |
The Sea of Japan is connected to other seas by five shallow ]s: the ] or Mamiya Strait between the ]n mainland and Sakhalin; ] or Soya Strait between the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido; ] between the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu; ] between the islands of Honshu and Kyushu; and ] between the island of Kyushu and the Korean peninsula. | ||
| The deepest point is 3712 meters below ]. | The deepest point is 3712 meters below ]. | ||
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The Sea of Japan is part of the western Pacific Ocean, bounded by the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu on the east, the Korean peninsula and Russia on the west, and Sakhalin island on the north. The Sea of Japan is connected to other seas by five shallow straits: the Strait of Tartary or Mamiya Strait between the Asian mainland and Sakhalin; La Perouse Strait or Soya Strait between the islands of Sakhalin and Hokkaido; Tsugaru Strait between the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu; Kanmon Strait between the islands of Honshu and Kyushu; and Tsushima Channel between the island of Kyushu and the Korean peninsula. The deepest point is 3712 meters below sea level.