- Yellow Sea
Chinese
pic=Bohai Sea map.png
c=黄海
p=Huáng Hǎi
hangul=황해 "or" 서해
hanja=黃海 "or" 西海
rr=Hwang Hae
"or" Seo Hae
mr=Hwang Hae
"or" Sŏ HaeEast China Sea , which is amarginal sea of thePacific Ocean . It is located betweenmainland China and theKorean peninsula . Its name comes from the sand particles that color its water, originating from theYellow River . Also, it is referred to only in South Korea as the West Sea.The innermost bay of the Yellow Sea is called the
Bohai Sea (previously Pechihli Bay or Chihli Bay). Into it flows both the Yellow River (throughShandong province and its capitalJinan ) andHai He (throughBeijing andTianjin ).Korea Bay , between the ChineseLiaoning province and northwesternNorth Korea is also part of the Yellow Sea. Korea Bay is separated from the Bohai Sea by theLiaodong Peninsula , withDalian at its southernmost point.Environment
The
intertidal mudflat s of the Yellow Sea are of great importance for migratorywader s or shorebirds. Surveys show that the area is the single most important site for migratory birds on northward migration in the entireEast Asian - Australasian Flyway , with a minimum number of two million birds passing through at the time, with about half that number using it on southward migration.Barter, M.A. (2002). "Shorebirds of the Yellow Sea - importance, threats and conservation status". Wetlands International Global Series 9. International Wader Studies 12. Canberra.] Barter, M.A. (2005). "Yellow Sea - driven priorities for Australian shorebird researchers". pp.158-160 in: "Status and Conservation of Shorebirds in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway". Proceedings of the Australasian Shorebird Conference, 13-15 December 2003, Canberra, Australia. International Wader Studies 17.. Sydney.]ee also
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Geography of China
*Geography of North Korea
*Geography of South Korea References
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