East Korea Bay
Bight near the east coast of North Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Korea Bay on the western side of the Korean Peninsula or with Broughton Bay in Wales.
39.5°N 127.833°E / 39.5; 127.833
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Hangul | 동한만 | ||||||
Hanja | 東韓灣 | ||||||
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 동조선만 | ||||||
Hancha | 東朝鮮灣 | ||||||
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East Korea(n) Bay (Korean: 동조선만, 동한만), also formerly known in English as Broughton Bay,[1] is a bight in the east coast of North Korea and an extension of the Sea of Japan, located between the provinces of South Hamgyong and Kangwon. Its northern end is Musu Dan, near the Musudan Village missile site which gave its name to North Korea's Taepodong and Musudan missiles. Whaling was once common in the region, targeting species such as fin whales.[2]