Maenggolgundo, also Maenggol Kundo, are an

archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archi ...

consisting of the three inhabited islands (from north to south) Jukdo (죽도),

Maenggoldo Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of . It is located at the western extremity of Jindo Gun (County), South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri, J ...

(맹골도), and Gwakdo (곽도), and the uninhabited

islet An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanent ...

s Myeongdo (명도), Mongdeokdo (몽덕도), and Sojukdo (소죽도). Maenggolgundo are the outermost inhabited islands in the western extremity of

Jindo County Jindo County (''Jindo-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of the island of Jindo and several smaller nearby islands. Jindo Bridge connects Jindo county with Haenam county. Together with Jindo Island, Jindo Count ...

South Jeolla Province 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 ...

, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri,

Jodo-myeon Jodo-myeon is a myeon (township) in Jindo County of South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The township office is in Changyu-ri on Hajodo (Hajo Island). There are 177 islands (36 inhabited and 141 uninhabited islands) on the sea off Jodo-myeon. It ...

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* Archipelagoes of South Korea Jindo County Islands of South Jeolla Province Islands of the Yellow Sea {{SouthKorea-geo-stub