Physiography Yellow Sea
satellite image of dust storm on east asia on 2 march 2008
the yellow sea, excluding bohai, extends 960 km (600 mi) north south , 700 km (430 mi) east west; has area of 380,000 km (150,000 sq mi) , volume of 17,000 km (4,100 cu mi). depth 44 m (144 ft) on average, maximum of 152 m (499 ft). sea flooded section of continental shelf formed after last ice age (some 10,000 years ago) sea levels rose 120 m (390 ft) current levels. depth gradually increases north south. sea bottom , shores dominated sand , silt brought rivers through bohai sea (liao river, yellow river, hai he) , korea bay (yalu river). deposits, sand storms responsible yellow water color , sea name.
major islands of sea include anmado, baengnyeongdo, daebudo, deokjeokdo, gageodo, ganghwado, hauido, heuksando, hongdo, jejudo, jindo, muuido, sido, silmido, sindo, wando, yeongjongdo , yeonpyeongdo (all in south korea).
waves crashing @ jeju province island
rocky shore in dalian, china
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