Chŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's third-largest city. It is sometimes called The City of Iron.
Image: Chongjin
Image: CREW OF AIR KORYO IL18 FLIGHT JS5205 P835 FROM PYONGYANG SUNAN TO ORANG MOUNT CHILBO DPR KOREA OCT 2012 (8179131860)
Image: FUSO BUS AT ORANG MOUNT CHILBO AIRPORT DPR KOREA OCT 2012 (8271461887)
Image: Air Koryo Antonov An 24 Sibille 1 (cropped)
The Sea of Japan (see below for other names) is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific Ocean. This isolation also affects faunal diversity and salinity, both of which are lower than in the open ocean. The sea has no large islands, bays or capes. Its water balance is mostly determined by the inflow and outflow through the straits connecting it to the neighboring seas and the Pacific Ocean. Few rivers discharge into the sea and their total contribution to the water exchange is within 1%.
Relief of the Sea of Japan and nearby areas
Sunrise over the Sea of Japan filmed in South Korea
The Sea of Japan seen from the south of Slavyanka. From a distance, the two islands of Antipenko (left) and Sibiryakov (right).
A bay at Sibiryakov Island, 50 km (31 mi) south from Vladivostok
