The jellyfish spawn along the coasts of the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea (see map in article) and some drift towards Japan.

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Sailing along the coast of Siberia by the north-east passage, or Northern Sea Route (NSR), as Russians and mariners call it, cuts the distance between western Europe and east Asia by roughly a third.

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The northern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerian region, which sits along the coast of the Baltic Sea, was a part of former East Germany.

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Moreover, the risks are rising inexorably: sea level rise is happening at an accelerated rate along the East Coast.

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Further, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. drew battle lines dividing Asia, across the East Sea, through Korea's 38th Parallel and the Taiwan Strait, and along Vietnam's 17th Parallel and the Mekong river.

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The flood victims died on 31 January when sea water breached the coastal defences causing widespread damage along England's east coast.

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In East Sussex, the EA wants to maintain defences along the River Ouse and coastline between Newhaven and Seaford as sea levels rise.

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