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East Korea Warm Current
current, Sea of Japan
East Korea Warm Current, surface oceanic current, the northward-flowing branch of the Tsushima Current in the Sea of Japan. After flowing along the coast of Korea, the East Korea Warm Current turns eastward and divides into the Tsugaru Warm Current and the Sōya Warm Current. The Tsugaru Warm Current enters the Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait, and the Sōya Current enters the Sea of Okhotsk through the La Perouse Strait, bending to the southeast along the coasts of Honshu and Hokkaido.
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