Namhae (sea)

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

The Namhae (Korean남해; Hanja南海; lit. South Sea), or Choson Namhae (Korean조선남해; Hancha朝鮮南海; lit. South Sea of Korea) refers to the sea in the south of the Korean Peninsula in Korea . It generally refers to the sea between Jindo, Jeollanam-do in the west and Haeundae-gu, Busan in the east. In North Korea, is the region of ocean near Korea that is bounded by the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan and by the southeastern part of the Yellow Sea. The name is not known and used outside Korea.

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