East China Sea
Marginal sea in the Pacific Ocean
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Summary
East China Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 3,025 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #11 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: People's Republic of China[3], Japan[4], Taiwan[5], South Korea[6]
- Inflows: Jiao River[7], Min River[8], Ou River[9], Yangtze[10], Sendai River[11], Asato River[12], Genka River[13], Hija River[14], Jisso River[15], Kokuba River[16], Manose River[17], Oigawa River[18], Futenma River[19], 辺野喜川[20]
- Basin country: People's Republic of China[21], Taiwan[22], South Korea[23], Japan[24]
- Part of: Pacific Ocean[25], China Seas[26]
- Commons category: East China Sea[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:East China Sea[28]
- Category for the water basin: Category:East China Sea Basin[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[32]
- Area: 1,249,000 km²[33], 750,000 km²[34]
- Connects with: South China Sea[35], Sea of Japan[36], Yellow Sea[37]
- Vertical depth: 2719 m[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[39]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the East China Sea[40]
Why It Matters
East China Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]