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Ongjin County
Ongjin County may refer to: * Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea * Ongjin County, South Hwanghae Ongjin County is a county in southern South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. It is located on the Ongjin Peninsula, which projects into the Yellow Sea. History The Ongjin Peninsula lies below the 38th parallel, and was therefore in the Southe ..., North Korea {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongjin County, Incheon
Ongjin County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). Four of the islands, Yeonpyeong, Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeong Island, Baengnyeong, Daecheong Island, Daecheong, and Socheong Islands, are very near the Northern Limit Line. They are close to the Ongjin Peninsula of South Hwanghae Province in North Korea, at a considerable distance from the nearest part of the South Korean mainland. These islands are popular destinations for tourism. In historical contexts these three islands and their smaller neighbors are sometimes known as the Sir James Hall Group after Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Sir James Hall, whose son Basil Hall was an early Western visitor to Korea. History Once a part of the Lolang district of the Han Dynasty, Han Empire before the 4th century, this area was known as Ongcheon during the Three Kingdoms period. It was bestowed with the name in use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
