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The island was known and inhabited since prehistoric time. In 995, it was called Haeyangdo, and later renamed to Okju county and became one of the 14 Korean states. In 1001, the island Okju was changed to Jindo. During the Mongol invasions of Korea of 1231–1270, the island served as a refuge for the Sambyeolcho Rebellion forces. [4]
Modo Island is a small island in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula.It is located to the south-east of Jindo Island and is about 1.1 km (0.68 mi) long and 300 m (980 ft) wide.
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 County contains an archipelago of about 230 small islands, of which only 45 are inhabited by 4,855 people.
Map of South Korea. The following is a list of major islands of South Korea, the Republic of Korea, arranged by body of water and then by province.. South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae Korean: 서해; Hanja: 西海; in South Korea, literally means west sea), to the south is the ...
Administrative divisions of Jindo County. 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 is the largest cluster of islands in Korea.
The fastest tides reaching 20 km/h (12 mph) occur in the Myeongnyang Strait between Jindo Island and the Korean Peninsula. [9] The tide-related sea level variations result in a land pass 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long and 10–40 meters (33–131 ft) wide opening for approximately an hour between Jindo and Modo islands. The event occurs about twice a ...
Notable islands include Jeju, Ulleung, and the Liancourt Rocks. At 223,179 km 2, the area of Korea is similar to the area of the United Kingdom (244,100 km 2) or the U.S. state of Minnesota (225,171 km 2). Excluding the islands, the area of the Korean Peninsula is 220,847 km 2. The peninsula measures approximately 1,000 km (620 mi) from north ...
Maenggolgundo (Korean: 맹골군도), also Maenggol Kundo, is an archipelago [1] in Maenggoldo-ri, Jodo-myeon, Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of six islands. Three of the islands are inhabited: (from north to south) Jukdo (죽도), Maenggoldo (맹골도), and Gwakdo (곽도).