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:

    “In order to get to East Russet you take the Vermont Central as far as Twitchell’s Falls and change there for Torpid River Junction, where a spur line takes you right into Gormley. At Gormley you are met by a buckboard which takes you back to Torpid River Junction again.”
    —Robert Benchley (1889–1945)

    “A strange and vanity-devoured, detestable woman! I do not believe I could ever learn to like her except on a raft at sea with no other provisions in sight.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)