Maenggoldo

Maenggoldo

Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of 1.73 square kilometres (0.67 sq mi; 173 ha). It is located at the western extremity of Jindo Gun (County), South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri, Jodo-myeon. Maenggoldo and the neighboring island of Jukdo are the outermost inhabited islands of the Jodo Islands, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Seogeochado, and constitutes the south-western point of the waterway Maenggol Channel.[1]

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In April 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol capsized north of the nearby island Byeongpungdo, and sank off the coast of Donggeochado.[2]


References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of South Korea: Jindo". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. Ralph Ellis, KJ Kwon and Greg Botelho (2014-04-20). "Transcript: Passengers couldn't escape South Korean ferry, crew member says". CNN World.

34.210°N 125.860°E / 34.210; 125.860 (Maenggoldo)



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