Musu Point or Musu Dan ( ko, , , "Cape of the Dancing Water" or "Waters") is a

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 ...

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in the middle of the country's eastern coast along the

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. It forms the eastern side of

North Hamgyong North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. Geography The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, ...

Hwadae County Hwadae County is a county in southern North Hamgyong province, North Korea, with an area of about 460 km2 and a population of approximately 70,000. It adjoins the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) on the east and south. By land, it adjoins ...

and the northern point of

East Korea Bay __NOTOC__ The East Korea Bay ( ko, 동조선만, 동한만), also formerly known in English as Broughton Bay, is a bight in the east coast of North Korea and an extension of the Sea of Japan, located between the provinces of South Hamgyong and ...

Names

In the 19th century, Musu Point was variously known as .. or . It was known in Korean as .. During the

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, it was known as

Geography

Musu Point is a promontory consisting of high reddish cliffs projecting boldly south but tapering down to the sea at its apex, which marks the northern end of

. It also forms the eastern end of a narrow but deep bay extending about west to Yongdae Gap.. The peak of the mountain forming the cape has been reckoned as . A rock high lies just south of the point. Another, considered to resemble two crouching dogs when approached from the north or south, lies just off the coast to its north. The area is subject to abnormal magnetic variations.

History

The Japanese passenger ship '' Koshun Maru'', operated by the OSK Line, was wrecked off the point in 1910.. Musu Dan Lighthouse, rising from near the cape's south extremity, was first erected the next year. The white structure is still active, but closed to the public. The American

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notes, however, that "the existence and operation of all navigational aids should be considered unreliable on the east coast of North Korea"..

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* , a topographical map of the area around Musu Point. {{Lighthouse identifiers , qid2=Q106465526 Headlands of North Korea Landforms of North Hamgyong Lighthouses in North Korea