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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, sometimesWest Korea(n) Bay (Chinese:西朝鲜湾;pinyin:Xīcháoxiǎnwān;Korean: 서조선만 or 서한만;Hanja: 西朝鮮灣 or 西韓灣;Korean pronunciation:[sʰʌdʑosʰʌn.man] or[sʰʌhan.man]), is abight and the northern extension of theYellow Sea,[1] between the southeastern coastline ofChina'sLiaoning Province and the western coastline ofNorth Korea'sNorth Pyongan,South Pyongan andSouth Hwanghae provinces.[2] It is separated from theBohai Sea by theLiaodong Peninsula, withDalian'sLüshunkou District marking its western end, and westernmost tip of North Korea'sRyongyon County as its eastern end.[3][4]
TheYalu (Amnok) River, which marks the western two-thirds of theChina–North Korea border, empties into the Korea Bay betweenDandong (China) andSinŭiju (North Korea).[5][6] TheChongchon River andTaedong River also drains into the Korea Bay atSinanju andNampo, respectively.
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