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Sinmi-to
Sinmi Island is a North Korean island in the Pansong Archipelago The Pansong or Banseong Archipelago is a chain of islands located off the coast of Cholsan county, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northe ... in West Korea Bay. With an area of , it is the largest island in North Korea. References Islands of North Korea North Pyongan {{NorthKorea-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pansong Archipelago
The Pansong or Banseong Archipelago is a chain of islands located off the coast of Cholsan county, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y .... The chain includes North Korea's largest island, Sinmi-do. The major islands in the archipelago are: * Sinmi-to (신미도/身彌島) * Ka-to (가도/椵島) * Tan-to (탄도/炭島) * Honggon-to (홍건도/洪建島) * Taehwa-to (대화도/大和島), home to a small naval base at ) * Sohwa-to (소화도/小和島) * Hoe-to (회도/灰島) The archipelago also includes many smaller islands, including * Nabi-som (나비섬) * Uri-to (우리도/牛里島) * Taekacha-to (대가차도/大加次島) * Sokacha-to (소가차도/小加次島) * Taedu-to (대두도/大豆島) * Pugun-to (부군도/府郡島) * Taejong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of North Korea
The following is a list of major islands in North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arranged by province. For a list of islands in South Korea, the Republic of Korea, see: List of islands of South Korea. North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula which extends about southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass. The coastline of Korea is highly irregular, and North Korea accounts for of this, roughly one-third. To the west of North Korea are the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay, and to its east lies Japan across the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Most of the islands of North Korea are on its west coast. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, its territory consisting of "the Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands," which in turn, all of the islands are wholly claimed by the ROK. Kangwon * Hwangt'odo (Hangul: 황토도 Revised Romanization: ''Hwangtodo''; Hanja: 黃土島) (Jurisdiction: Anbyŏn County) * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of North Korea
The following is a list of major islands in North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arranged by province. For a list of islands in South Korea, the Republic of Korea, see: List of islands of South Korea. North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula which extends about southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass. The coastline of Korea is highly irregular, and North Korea accounts for of this, roughly one-third. To the west of North Korea are the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay, and to its east lies Japan across the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Most of the islands of North Korea are on its west coast. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, its territory consisting of "the Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands," which in turn, all of the islands are wholly claimed by the ROK. Kangwon * Hwangt'odo (Hangul: 황토도 Revised Romanization: ''Hwangtodo''; Hanja: 黃土島) (Jurisdiction: Anbyŏn County) * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Korea Bay
The Korea Bay, sometimes the West Korea Bay (; ; or ), is a bight and the northern extension of the Yellow Sea, between the southeastern coastline of China's Liaoning province and the western coastline of North Korea's North Pyongan, South Pyongan and South Hwanghae provinces. It is separated from the Bohai Sea by the Liaodong Peninsula, with Dalian's Lüshunkou District marking its western end, and westernmost tip of North Korea's Ryongyon County as its eastern end. The Yalu (Amnok) River, which marks the western two-thirds of the China–North Korea border, empties into the Korea Bay between Dandong (China) and Sinŭiju (North Korea). The Chongchon River and Taedong River also drains into the Korea Bay at Sinanju and Nampo Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
