Bohai Gulf

Source- This post on the Bohai Gulf has been created based on the article “New Chinese Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Added To UNESCO World Heritage List” published in “TimesNow” on 30 July 2024.

UNESCO has recently added China’s Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf (Phase II) to its World Heritage List.

About Bohai Gulf

1. Location: The Bohai Gulf is the innermost part of the Yellow Sea, situated on the northeastern coast of China. It is also known as the Bohai Sea or Bo Hai. Historically, it was called the Gulf of Chili or the Gulf of Pechili.

2. It covers an area of approximately 78,000 square kilometers. Due to its proximity to Beijing, it is one of the busiest seaways in the world.

3. The gulf is bordered by the Liaodong Peninsula to the northeast and the Shandong Peninsula to the south.

4. Key cities around the Bohai Gulf include Dalian and Tianjin. The gulf’s shores include Liaodong Bay, Bohai Bay, and Laizhou Bay.

5. The Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, flows into the gulf.

6.  The area has significant petroleum deposits, oil refineries, and various industries.

Key Facts about the Yellow Sea

1.The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean.

2. It is located between mainland China to the west and north, the Korean Peninsula to the east, and the Shandong and Liaodong Peninsulas to the south. It connects to the Bohai Sea to the northwest.

3. The Yellow Sea is one of the largest shallow areas of continental shelf in the world, with an average depth of 44 meters and a maximum depth of 152 meters.

4. Major rivers such as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River flow into the Yellow Sea. The sea has many islands, with notable ones including Jeju Island (South Korea), the Shandong Peninsula islands (China), and Ganghwa Island (South Korea).

UPSC Syllabus: World geography