A marginal sea of the northwestern Pacific enclosed by the Russian mainland, the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kuril Islands and the island of Sakhalin. Its northern waters freeze extensively in winter, and it hosts important fisheries as well as offshore oil and gas fields.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m) Connections
Sources
1. Sea of Okhotsk, Wikipedia
Article text: surface area
1,583,000 km2 (611,200 sq mi)
Article text: maximum depth
3,372 m (11,063 ft)
Infobox: coordinates, latitude
55°N 150°E
Infobox: coordinates, longitude
55°N 150°E
View the SourceWikidata: Sea of Okhotsk
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