Named after the first Russian settlement in the Far East, the Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal waterbody of the western Pacific
Named after the first Russian settlement in the Far East, the Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal waterbody of the western Pacific Ocean. Bounded by Russia’s extensive coastlines and a Japanese island, the water body is crucial for the people living in the region.
The Sea of Okhotsk covers an area of 1.58 million square kilometers and has a coastline of 10,460 km. Its mean depth is 859 meters, while the deepest it can get is up to 3372 meters.
The sea lies between Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan’s Hokkaido Island on the south, Sakhalin Island on the west, and the east Siberian coast along the west and north.
While the popular Sea of Okhotsk is well explored and calls for tourist attraction, many facts aren’t known to us.
Hence, in this article, we will discuss 12 interesting facts about the Sea of Okhotsk.
1. The Sea of Okhotsk is known as the Heart of the Pacific Ocean
The Sea of Okhotsk is accountable for a wider life cycle that affects the Pacific
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