Yellow River, Hai River, Yalu River, Taedong River, Han River
Basin countries
China, North Korea, and South Korea
Surface area
380,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi)
Average depth
Avg. 44 m (144 ft)
Max. depth
Max. 152 m (499 ft)
Yellow Sea
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
黄海
Traditional Chinese
黃海
Literal meaning
Yellow Sea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Huáng Hǎi
Wu
Romanization
Waon入 Hae平
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Wong4 Hoi2
Korean name
Hangul
황해 or 서해
Hanja
黃海 or 西海
Literal meaning
Yellow Sea or West Sea
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
Hwanghae or Seohae
McCune–Reischauer
Hwanghae or Sŏhae
The Yellow Sea, also known as North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms (the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the White Sea), and its name is descriptive of the golden-yellow color of the silt-ridden water discharged from major rivers.
The innermost bay of northwestern Yellow Sea is called the Bohai Sea (previously Gulf of Zhili / Beizhili), into which flow some of the most important rivers of northern China, such as the Yellow River (through Shandong province and its capital Jinan), the Hai River (through Beijing and Tianjin) and the Liao River (through Liaoning province). The northeastern extension of the Yellow Sea is called the Korea Bay, into which flow the Yalu River, the Chongchon River and the Taedong River.
Since November 1, 2018, the Yellow Sea has also served as the location of "peace zones" between North and South Korea.[1]
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