Yongdae Gap ( ko, , , "

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-Terrace

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") 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 southeastern corner of

South Hamgyong South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kore ...

Tanchon Tanch'ŏn () is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows. Administrative divisio ...

and the western point of a narrow bay sheltering

Songjin Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699. Etymology The city received its current name in 1951 during ...

and

Hwadae 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 ...

Names

In the 19th century, Yongdae Gap was known as or Schlippenback. During the

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, it was known as .

Geography

Yongdae Gap is the southern point of a small peninsula whose most conspicuous summit is which rises to an elevation of about due north of the cape. The highest visible mountain from the point is which rises to an elevation of about farther NNW. Its range extends north from the cape. A half-mile to the west of the peninsula is ("Yongdae Anchorage"). This has a depth of and bottom in fine sand, but is unsafe except as a shelter from NE winds. To the east of Yongdae Gap is a narrow but long and deep bay. extending about east to Musu Point.

Lighthouse

Yongdae Gap has a

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, but it is closed to the public and the American

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

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External links

* , a topographical map of the area around Yongdae Gap. {{Authority control , additional=Q33127710 Headlands of North Korea Landforms of South Hamgyong Lighthouses in North Korea