Korea Bay
Bight in the Yellow Sea
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| Korea(n) Bay West Korea(n) Bay | |||||||
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Map showing Korea(n) Bay | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西朝鲜湾 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西朝鮮灣 | ||||||
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| North Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 서조선만 | ||||||
| Hancha | 西朝鮮灣 | ||||||
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| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 서한만 | ||||||
| Hanja | 西韓灣 | ||||||
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Korea(n) Bay, sometimes West Korea(n) Bay (simplified Chinese: 西朝鲜湾; traditional Chinese: 西朝鮮灣; pinyin: Xīcháoxiǎnwān; Korean: 서조선만 or 서한만; Hanja: 西朝鮮灣 or 西韓灣; Korean pronunciation: [sʰʌdʑosʰʌn.man] or [sʰʌhan.man]), is a bight and the northern extension of the Yellow Sea,[1] between the southeastern coastline of China's Liaoning Province and the western coastline of North Korea's North Pyongan, South Pyongan and South Hwanghae provinces.[2] It is separated from the Bohai Sea by the Liaodong Peninsula, with Dalian's Lüshunkou District marking its western end, and westernmost tip of North Korea's Ryongyon County as its eastern end.[3][4]
The Yalu (Amnok) River, which marks the western two-thirds of the China–North Korea border, empties into the Korea Bay between Dandong (China) and Sinŭiju (North Korea).[5][6] The Chongchon River and Taedong River also drains into the Korea Bay at Sinanju and Nampo, respectively.
