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Where does the Sea of Okhotsk have its strongest tides?

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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

Within the Sea of Okhotsk, the strongest tides occur in Penzhin Bay, where they reach a height of 42.3 feet (12.9 metres). Conversely, the weakest tides in the sea are found at southeastern Sakhalin, measuring 2.6 feet (0.8 metre).1