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You're using a dark mode gadget that interferes with this feature. Disable the gadget to use dark mode. The Sea of Okhotsk[a] is a marginal sea of the northwestern Pacific Ocean.[1] It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and north. Its northeast corner is the Shelikhov Gulf. The sea is named for the port of Okhotsk, itself named for the Okhota River.[2] The Sea of Okhotsk covers an area of 1,583,000 square kilometres (611,000 sq mi), with a mean depth of 859 metres (2,818 ft) and a maximum depth of 3,372 metres (11,063 ft).[3][4] It is connected to the Sea of Japan on either side of Sakhalin: on the west through the Sakhalin Gulf and the Gulf of Tartary; on the south through the La Pérouse Strait. In winter, navigation on the Sea of Okhotsk is impeded by ice floes.[5] Ice floes form due to the

Sea of Okhotsk - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 55°N 150°E  /  55°N 150°E  / 55; 150 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean Sea of Okhotsk Sea of Okhotsk Map of the Sea of Okhotsk Location North Asia and East Asia Coordinates 55°N 150°E  /  55°N 150°E  / 55; 150 Type Sea Basin  countries Japan and Russia Surface area 1,583,000 km 2 (611,200 sq mi) Average depth 859 m (2,818 ft) Max. depth 3,372 m (11,063 ft) Interactive map of Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Okhotsk

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