Jindo
Jindo ( Kor. 진도 , Hanja 珍 島 ) is an inhabited island in the Yellow Sea and the name of the district of the same name . The area of the island is 363.16 km². In 2010, 36,329 people lived here.
It is the third largest island in South Korea and belongs to Jindo-gun County in Jeollanam-do Province at the southwest end of the Korean peninsula . The island has been called Jindo since 1001. In 1597 the naval battle of Myongnyang (Imjin War) was decided off the coast .
The Jindo Bridge has been connecting the island to the mainland since October 18, 1984 . The bridge has a span of 484 meters. The largest settlement on the island is the small town of Jindo-eup ( 진도읍 ) with 10,723 inhabitants. On the southwest coast of the island is the port of Paengmok-hang ( kleiner 목항 ), which was a small fishing port until it was expanded in 2013. In the future it will also serve as a port for cruise ships .
On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry turned off Jindo-gun's Byeongpungdo Island ( 병풍도 ) and began to sink some time afterwards. The scene of the accident is 20 km from Paengmok-hang .
The Korea Jindo Dog was named after the island and is bred as a purebred dog breed on the island.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jindo Bridge . Visit Korea, accessed April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Jindo Bridge ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the official website of the district, accessed on April 18, 2014 (English).
- ^ Sewol's cargo loading company being investigated . The Hankyoreh , April 19, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Paengmok-hang Harbor . Arirang TV , April 20, 2014 (English).
Coordinates: 34 ° 29 ' N , 126 ° 16' E