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  2. Geography of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Sea of Japan was considered to be a frozen inner lake because of the lack of the warm Tsushima Current. Various plants and large animals, such as the elephant Palaeoloxodon naumanni, migrated into the Japanese archipelago. [76] The Sea of Japan was a landlocked sea when the land bridge of East Asia existed circa 18,000 BCE. During the ...

  3. List of countries and territories by maritime boundaries

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    Japan: 6 6 6 People's Republic of China North Korea South Korea (T) Northern Mariana Islands [f] (United States) Philippines Russia (T) [t 40] Taiwan Jarvis Island [f] (United States) 1 1 1 Kiribati Jersey [ai] 2 2 1 France Guernsey [ai] (United Kingdom) Johnston Atoll [f] (United States) 0 0 0 Jordan: 3 3 3 Egypt Israel (T) Saudi Arabia

  4. Territorial waters - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom extended its territorial waters from three to twelve nautical miles (5.6 to 22.2 km) by the Territorial Sea Act 1987 (c. 49). During the League of Nations Codification Conference in 1930, the issue of establishing international legislation on territorial waters was raised, but no agreement was reached.

  5. Sea of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Sea of Japan was landlocked when the land bridge of East Asia existed. [26] The Japan Arc started to form in the Early Miocene. [27] In the Early Miocene the Japan Sea started to open, and the northern and southern parts of the Japanese archipelago separated from each other. [27] During the Miocene, the Sea of Japan expanded. [27]

  6. List of countries and dependencies by area - Wikipedia

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    Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water.

  7. List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders

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    For purposes of this list, "maritime boundary" includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which includes boundaries of territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones. However, it does not include lake or river boundaries, which are considered land boundaries.

  8. Nautical chart - Wikipedia

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    A nautical chart or hydrographic chart is a graphic representation of a sea ... but a square on the Arctic Circle appears much bigger than a square of the same size ...

  9. Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional ...