The Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk is one of the largest and deepest seas on Earth. Its area is about 1603 thousand sq km. The sea is so large that the total length of its coastline is 10,500 km. This is 1.5 times longer than the longest river in the world, greater than the distance from the west to the east of Russia. The average depth is 821 m; the maximum depth is 3916 m.
In the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, among the small islands of the Kuril ridge, there is the large island of Sakhalin. There are over 30 active volcanoes and 70 extinct ones on the islands and underwater. Underwater earthquakes cause giant tsunami waves. Despite the fact that the sea is very cold, about 70 species of algae grow in its waters, and more than 300 species of fish and marine animals live. It is here that the lion’s share of the fish that ends up on the shelves throughout the country is caught.
In the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, among the small islands of the Kuril ridge, there is the large island of Sakhalin. There are over 30 active volcanoes and 70 extinct ones on the islands and underwater. Underwater earthquakes cause giant tsunami waves. Despite the fact that the sea is very cold, about 70 species of algae grow in its waters, and more than 300 species of fish and marine animals live. It is here that the lion’s share of the fish that ends up on the shelves throughout the country is caught.