Sea of Japan / East Sea

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Bathymetric map of the Sea of Japan / East Sea, between Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Russia, and China. Shaded water depths show major features including the Japan Basin, Yamato Basin, Tsushima Basin, Yamato Ridge, and Toyama Trough, with surrounding straits and coastal cities.

Tall, rugged basaltic cliffs of Tojinbo rise above the shoreline along the Sea of Japan in Fukui prefecture, with waves crashing at their base and a calm sea beyond.

Vertical physical map showing the seas of Japan and Okhotsk, highlighting underwater basins, trenches, and ridges, as well as the coastlines and boundaries of Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. Major cities, islands, and peninsulas such as Vladivostok, Tokyo, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Kuril Islands are labeled. Water depths are indicated with color shading, and an inset locator map shows the region's position in East Asia.

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Tall, rugged basaltic cliffs of Tojinbo rise above the shoreline along the Sea of Japan in Fukui prefecture, with waves crashing at their base and a calm sea beyond.

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Bathymetric map of the Sea of Japan / East Sea, between Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Russia, and China. Shaded water depths show major features including the Japan Basin, Yamato Basin, Tsushima Basin, Yamato Ridge, and Toyama Trough, with surrounding straits and coastal cities.

Sea of Japan / East Sea

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Tall, rugged basaltic cliffs of Tojinbo rise above the shoreline along the Sea of Japan in Fukui prefecture, with waves crashing at their base and a calm sea beyond.

Tōjimbō Point

Cliffs at Tōjimbō Point on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea), Fukui prefecture,...

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Vertical physical map showing the seas of Japan and Okhotsk, highlighting underwater basins, trenches, and ridges, as well as the coastlines and boundaries of Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. Major cities, islands, and peninsulas such as Vladivostok, Tokyo, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Kuril Islands are labeled. Water depths are indicated with color shading, and an inset locator map shows the region's position in East Asia.

Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan / East Sea

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