Haui-do is an island off the South Korean coast in the
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms ...
, part of
Sinan County in
Jeollanam-do
South Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollanam-do''; ), also known as Jeonnam, is a province of South Korea. South Jeolla has a population of 1,902,324 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Honam region at the southwestern tip of the Korean ...
province. Its name means 'a lotus floating on water' and although it is an island by name, it actually comprises 56 separate islands, only nine of which are inhabited. Approximately 57 kilometers to shore, it has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people. It was the birthplace of former
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
n president
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Dae-jung (; ; 6 January 192418 August 2009), was a South Korea, South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.
He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democra ...
.
See also
*
Islands of South Korea
This article is about the small islands of Korea.
Incheon
Ganghwa
* Boreumdo
** Achado
** Bido
** Maldo
** Suribong
** Yongrando
* Donggeomdo
* Ganghwado
** Eoyujeongdo
** Gogado
** Maeumdo
** Songgado
* Gyodongdo
* Jumundo
** Bun ...
References
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Sinan County, South Jeolla
Islands of South Jeolla Province
Islands of the Yellow Sea