Namhae (sea)

The Namhae (Korean: 남해; Hanja: 南海なんかい; lit. South Sea), or Choson Namhae (Korean: 조선남해; Hancha: 朝鮮ちょうせん南海なんかい; lit. South Sea of Korea) refers to the sea in the south of the Korean Peninsula in Korea . It generally refers to the sea between Jindo, Jeollanam-do in the west and Haeundae-gu, Busan in the east. In North Korea, is the region of ocean near Korea that is bounded by the southwestern part of the East Sea and by the southeastern part of the Yellow Sea. The name is not known and used outside Korea.

The Namhae is marked ‘(남해)’ on this map

See also

• Korea Strait