Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Bohai Gulf is the innermost part of the Yellow Sea, situated on the northeastern coast of China.
2.China, Japan, South Korea borders the Yellow Sea.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation –
Statement 1 is correct. The Bohai Gulf (also known as Bohai Sea) is the innermost part of the Yellow Sea, located on the northeastern coast of China. Due to its proximity to Beijing, it is one of the busiest seaways in the world. The gulf is bordered by the Liaodong Peninsula to the northeast and the Shandong Peninsula to the south. The Yellow River, China’s second-longest river, flows into the gulf.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The Yellow Sea is bordered by China, North Korea, and South Korea. It’s a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. The Yellow Sea is also known as the North Sea and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea.
Source: Forum IAS
