Geographical issues on maritime names

By Tongbuga Yŏksa Chaedan (Korea)

Subjects: Toponymy, Names, Geographical Names, Territorial waters, Political geography, Geografischer Name, Politische Geografie, Political aspects

Description: This book contains seventeen papers selected from seminars of The International Seminar on Sea Names presented annually since 1995. They range in focus from discussing the principles and practices of naming seas and accompanying issues of international standardization and documentation to research on finding a resolution to the chronic disputes between Korea and Japan on the name of the sea between them.