The
Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the
East China Sea, which is a
marginal sea of the
Pacific Ocean. It is located between
mainland China and the
Korean peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from
Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden yellow during sunset and can be seen while sailing or flying west.
The innermost bay of the Yellow Sea is called the
Bohai Sea (previously Pechihli Bay or Chihli Bay). Into it flow both the
Yellow River (through
Shandong province and its capital
Jinan) and
Hai He (through
Beijing and
Tianjin).
The Yellow Sea is one of four seas named in English after common
color terms — the others being the
Black Sea, the
Red Sea and the
White Sea.
Environment
The
intertidal mudflats of the Yellow Sea are of great importance for
migratory waders or shorebirds. Surveys show that the area is the single most important site for migratory birds on northward migration in the entire
East Asian - Australasian Flyway, with a minimum number of two million birds passing through at the time, with about half that number using it on southward migration.
[Barter, M.A. (2002). Shorebirds of the Yellow Sea - importance, threats and conservation status. Wetlands International Global Series 9. International Wader Studies 12. Canberra.][Barter, M.A. (2005). Yellow Sea - driven priorities for Australian shorebird researchers. pp.158-160 in: "Status and Conservation of Shorebirds in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway". Proceedings of the Australasian Shorebird Conference, 13-15 December 2003, Canberra, Australia. International Wader Studies 17.. Sydney.]The yellow sea is about 106 meters deep at its deepest.
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