Sea of Okhotsk
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The Sea of Okhotsk[lower-alpha 1] is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.[1] It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north. The northeast corner is the Shelikhov Gulf. The sea is named for the port of Okhotsk, itself named for the Okhota River.[2]
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Sea of Okhotsk | |
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Location | North Asia and East Asia |
Coordinates | 55°N 150°E |
Type | Sea |
Basin countries | Japan and Russia |
Surface area | 1,583,000 km2 (611,200 sq mi) |
Average depth | 859 m (2,818 ft) |
Max. depth | 3,372 m (11,063 ft) |
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