Weather Horoscopes E-mail Visit our sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It is connected with the East China Sea by the Taiwan Strait. The Gulf of Tonkin and the Gulf of Thailand are its chief embayments. The Pearl, Red, Mekong, and Chao Phraya are the largest rivers flowing into the South China Sea.
Many islands dot the sea, which is a region subject to violent typhoons.
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