Korea Strait

Geographical location

The Korea Strait (rarely also called the Straits of Korea ) is a sea passage between the East China Sea and the Sea of ​​Japan. In the north the Korea Strait is limited by the Korean peninsula, to the south by the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Honshu.

The Korea Strait is sometimes referred to by Adam Johann von Krusenstern Krusenstern Strait, the first circumnavigator in the Russian service.

The passage has a depth of about 90 meters and is shared by the Tsushima Islands. In the east the Korea Strait is often also called Tsushima strait, in the west it was once known as Chosenstraße. Another classification names the entire Korean Strait Tsushima strait. In this case, the passage to the west is known as the Korea Strait.

A branch of the Kuroshio (Japan Current ) passes through the Korea Strait. The warm arm of the stream is called Tsushimastrom and originally comes from the Japanese islands. The stream eventually flows into the Pacific, more specifically in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk near Sakhalin.

In 1905, during the Russo -Japanese War, the Japanese fleet defeated her Russian counterpart in the Korea Strait. The battle is often referred to as the Battle of Tsushima.

  • Strait in Japan
  • Geography (Asia)
  • Sea ​​of ​​Japan
  • East China Sea
  • Strait (Pacific ocean )
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