Heuksando
| Heuksando | ||
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| Waters | Yellow Sea | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 40 '14 " N , 125 ° 25' 12" E | |
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| length | 9 km | |
| surface | 19.7 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Munamsan 400 m |
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| Residents | 3133 (2001) 159 inhabitants / km² |
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 흑산도 |
| Hanja : | 黑山 島 |
| Revised Romanization : | Heuksando |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Huksando |
Heuksando is a South Korean island and archipelago in the Yellow Sea 92.7 km southwest of the coast near the city of Mokpo , Jeollanam-do , South Korea , from where it can be reached by ferry. The island covers 19.7 km² and has several mountains: Munamsan (about 400 m), Gitdaebong (about 378 m), Seonyubong (300 m), Sangrabong (227 m). It has been in the Sinan County administrative area since 1969 . On the island live 3133 inhabitants (2001) in two villages, Jinni and Yeri . The latter larger is a former whaling site. Heuksando is surrounded by several smaller islands, 10 uninhabited and 89 inhabited. With them, it is part of the Dadohae National Marine Park .
Web links
Commons : Heuksando - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heuksando ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Doosan Encyclopedia (Korean)
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264278
- ↑ http://www.vcarious.com/Journal/Jang/Heuksando.html
