Asia's most important seas and their location

Life on our planet would be impossible if it were not for the existence of water. It is estimated that slightly more than 70% of the Earth is water, being much of this water the salty one that we find in seas and oceans. One of the continents where water is most important is in Asia, a region where some of the most important seas in the world are found. In this lesson from a TEACHER we are going to talk about Asia's most important seas and their location.

To talk about the most important seas in Asia and their location, we must first explain what Asia is and where is located, since without this information it is difficult to explain the seas that are located in this continent.

Asia is one of the six continents that exist on our planet, being the largest and the most populated of all of them. Its extension goes from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Pacific Ocean in the south, and is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Ural Mountains.

Asia is made up of 49 countries, 4 dependencies and 6 unrecognized countries. These countries are divided into 6 different regions, which are:

• North asia
• South Asia
• East Asia
• Central Asia
• Southeast Asian
• Western asia

Asia has an area of ​​more than 44 million km2, which makes it the largest continent in the world, occupying almost 9% of the earth's surface. Its population is 4,393,000,000 inhabitants, being 61% of the world population. On the other hand, its density is 99 inhabitants / km2, occupying in certain areas a density of even a thousand inhabitants per square kilometer.

To continue with this lesson on important Asian seas and their location, we must talk about the various seas that surround the Asian continent. Some are only belonging to Asia, while others have part in Asia and part in another continent. The seas of Asia are as follows:

• Yellow Sea: It is the northern part of the East China Sea. It is located between mainland China and the Korean peninsula. It owes its name to the sand particles from the Yellow River that gives it that color.
• Arabian Sea: Located on the southwestern coast of Asia, between the Arabian peninsula and the Hindustan peninsula.
• White Sea: It is a sea that is located in both Europe and Asia. Located on the Russian coast, it is usually frozen.
• Caspian Sea: A sea located between Europe and Asia.
• Andaman Sea: Located southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands. It is a sector of the Indian Ocean.
• Aral Sea: It is an inland sea located in Central Asia, between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
• Mar de Banda: It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, belonging to Indonesia.
• Bering Sea: It is a part of the Pacific Ocean that borders Alaska to the north and east and Siberia to the west.
• Celebes Sea: It is found in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by the Sulu archipelago and the Philippines.
• South China Sea: It is a marginal sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean. It includes the East Asian coast, from Singapore to the Straits of Taiwan.
• East China Sea: It is a part of the Pacific Ocean surrounded by China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.
• Philippine Sea: It is the western part of the Pacific Ocean that borders the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Mariana Islands to the east, and Palau to the south.
• Sea of ​​Japan: It is an arm of the sea that is located between the Asian continent and the island of Japan.
• Sea of ​​Okhotsk: It is a sea that borders the Kamchatka Peninsula to the east, the Kuril Islands to the southeast, Hokkaido to the south, Sakhalin Island to the west and Siberia to the north.
• Sea of ​​Joló: An inland sea located between the Philippines and Malaysia.
• Seto Inland Sea: An inland sea that separates some of the islands in southern Japan.
• Kara Sea: A sea belonging to the Arctic Glacial Ocean and located north of Siberia.
• Red Sea: It is a sea located between Africa and Asia. This sea is an important communication channel between Europe and the Middle East.

In this other lesson you will know what are the Asia's major rivers.