Korea Bay

Not to be confused with East Korea Bay.

39°N 124°E / 39; 124

Korea(n) Bay West Korea(n) Bay
Map showing Korea(n) Bay
Simplified Chinese	西朝鲜湾
Traditional Chinese	西朝鮮灣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīcháoxiǎnwān
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	서조선만
Hancha	西朝鮮灣
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Seojoseonman McCune–Reischauer Sŏjosŏnman
South Korean name
Hangul	서한만
Hanja	西韓灣
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Seohanman McCune–Reischauer Sŏhanman

Korea(n) Bay, sometimes West 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 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.

References

1. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 605. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
2. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 606. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
3. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 647. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
4. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 300. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
5. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 1321. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.
6. Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 1998. p. 1092. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.

External links

• "Ta-lien-wan" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.