Namhae (sea)

The Namhae (Korean: 남해; Hanja: 南海; lit. South Sea), or Choson Namhae (Korean: 조선남해; Hanja: 朝鮮南海; lit. South Sea of Korea) in North Korea, is the region of ocean near Korea that is bounded by the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and by the southeastern part of the Yellow Sea (West Sea). The name is not known and used outside Korea.

The Namhae is marked ‘(남해)’ on this map

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