Korea Strait
The Korea Strait lies between the southeast coast of Korea and the north coast of Kyushu, Japan (the southernmost island), and the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan. It connects the East China Sea (Yellow Sea) to the East Sea (Sea of Japan). At the narrowest point, the strait is 195 kilometers wide; it is generally 90 meters deep.
The strait bisects the Tsushima Islands, forming a western channel commonly called the Chosen Strait and an eastern channel called the Tsushima Strait. The western channel is slightly narrower and deeper. The warm Tsushima current passes through the Korea Strait in a northerly direction.
The Korea Strait was the site of the kamikaze winds that destroyed the Mongol armada in 1281, which had been preparing to attack and invade Japan. It was also the site of the Battle of Tsushima (27–28 May 1905), which ended with the annihilation of the Russian fleet by the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905).
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