South China Sea in the west Pacific.It covers the area from the Straits of Malacca and Singapore to the island of Taiwan.The length of the beach is 3,300 kilometers and a maximum width of 1,600 kilometers, the maximum depth reaches 5,500 meters.It has a lot of islands, atolls and coral reefs.
South China Sea is located in two climatic zones: equatorial and sub-equatorial.In winter, blowing predominantly north-easterly wind, and in summer - the south-west.It is thanks to them in the resort town of Mui Ne and Phan Thiet each year come from all over the world for windsurfing, parasailing, kite surfing.The water temperature ranges from +20 to +27 degrees in the summer.Towards autumn China Sea warms up to 29 degrees.In the summer typhoons often happen.
go to the sea borders of many countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia.By sea passes a large number of trade routes.All this makes the South China Sea is very busy.In addition, it is very rich in biological and mineral resources, which is why among the littoral states often inflame territorial conflicts.This is especially true discovered large oil reserves.
South China Sea each year attracts thousands of tourists its shores.Gorgeous beaches give you the fabulous Koh Samui, Pattaya awaits unforgettable nightlife.In Vietnam, there are also a number of resort towns.For example, Nyachag, Phan Thiet, Da Nang.They all have a well-developed infrastructure and many travel agencies.Thanks to good funding each year is gaining popularity in China exotic resorts located on the island of Hainan.One of the most amazing places of the South China Sea - is Singapore.His area of just 720 square kilometers.Despite this, today it is one of the most economically developed countries in Asia with high living standards.
between Kyushu and Ryukyu Islands and the east coast of China East China Sea is located.It has a semi-enclosed shape.Its total area is 836,000 square kilometers.Maximum water depth of 2719 meters.The water temperature in summer rises to 28 degrees.Daily tides reach an average of 7.5 kilometers.The sea is constantly fisheries: production of sardines, herring, as well as crabs, lobsters, sea cucumbers and seaweed.
in the East China Sea navigation is poorly developed.Most of the means of navigation is closer to the ports on the headlands, on the banks of tides.There are frequent earthquakes that alter the seabed.Their result - the appearance of longitudinal and transverse waves that crush everything in its path.Often a tsunami occur here, unleashes its destructive power on land.Typically, the local tsunami consist of a series of waves.Typically, the number ranges from three to nine.They are spread on land at speeds up to 300 km / h at intervals of 10-30 minutes.The height of waves up to 5 meters, the maximum length - 100 kilometers.
