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OAS seaname Detail for Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai)
| seanames_id: | 124 |
|---|---|
| Seaname: | Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai) |
| Sea code: | 51 |
| Definition: | The Yellow Sea is situated northwestward and adjacent to the East China Sea, between the coast of China and the western coast of the Korean Peninsula. Its limits are the following: On the North: From Laotieshan West Point (38 Degrees 43 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 08 Minutes E), the southwestern extremity of Liaodong Peninsula, northeastward, along the coast of China, to position 39 Degrees 50 Minutes N - 124 Degrees 10 Minutes E. On the East: The western coast of the Korean Peninsula, from position 39 Degrees 50 Minutes N - 124 Degrees 10 Minutes E southward to position 34 Degrees 35 Minutes 50 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 16 Minutes 50 Seconds E; thence a line joining this position southwestward to the northern extremity of Jin Island (34 Degrees 35 Minutes 20 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 15 Minutes E) and, along the western coast of this island, to its western extremity (34 Degrees 25 Minutes 10 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 05 Minutes 25 Seconds E); thence a line joining the western extremity of Jin Island southwestward to the northern extremity of Og Island (34 Degrees 21 Minutes 40 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 00 Minutes 50 Seconds E) and to Kan Rock (34 Degrees 12 Minutes 25 Seconds N - 125 Degrees 48 Minutes E); and thence from Kan Rock southeastward to the western extremity of Cheju Island (33 Degrees 17 Minutes 15 Seconds N - 126 Degrees 09 Minutes 45 Seconds E) (the common limit with the Japan Sea, see 7.8). On the South: A line joining the western extremity of Cheju Island southwestward to Changiangkou Beiji Degrees o (31 Degrees 42 Minutes N - 121 Degrees 54 Minutes E), the northernmost point of the mouth of Chang river, on the coast of China (the common limit with the East China Sea, see 7.3). On the West: From Changjiangkou Baiji Degrees o northward, along the coast of China, to Penglai Point (37 Degrees 49 Minutes 45 Seconds N - 12044 Minutes 30 Seconds E), the northern extremity of Shandong Peninsula; and thence a line joining Penglai Point northeastward to Laotieshan West Point (38 Degrees 43 Minutes 35 Seconds N - 121 Degrees 08 Minutes E), the southwestern extremity of Liaodong Peninsula (the common limit with the Bo Sea, see 7.5). |
| Citation: | Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1986 (Draft 4th edition). IHB Special Publication 23, International Hydrographic Bureau, 203p. |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 0 |
| Keydate: | 2000-09-13 04:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2000-10-24 04:00:00+00 |