East Sea

East Sea or Eastern Sea may refer to:

  • Sea of Japan, a marginal sea between Japanese archipelago, Russia, and Korean Peninsula. Called "East Sea" in South Korea and "Korea East Sea" or "East Sea of Korea" in North Korea. See: Sea of Japan naming dispute
  • East China Sea, a marginal sea east of China, where it is called Dōng Hǎi (东海/東海) in Chinese, meaning "East Sea"
  • East Sea (Chinese mythology), a sea in Chinese mythology
  • South China Sea, a marginal sea south of China and east and south of Indochina, called Biển Đông in Vietnamese, meaning "East Sea"
  • Baltic Sea, called "East Sea" in various languages
  • Dead Sea, a salt lake east of Israel, as used in the Bible (Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18)
  • Mare Orientale, Latin for "Eastern Sea", on the Moon

Famous quotes containing the words east and/or sea:

    “The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.”
    —Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

    “People can no more be judged by their looks than the sea can be measured in bushels.”
    —Chinese proverb.