32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E
| Socotra Rock | |
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 Socotra Rock location map | |
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| Summit depth | 4.6 metres |
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| Location | |
| Location | Yellow Sea |
| Coordinates | 32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E |
| Socotra Rock | |
| Hangul | 이어도 |
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| Hanja | 離於島 |
| Revised Romanization | Ieodo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iŏdo |
| Parangdo | |
| Hangul | 파랑도 |
| Hanja | 波浪島 |
| Revised Romanization | Parangdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'arangdo |
Socotra Rock, also known as Ieodo (Korean: 이어도; Hanja: 離於島; MR: Iŏdo), Parangdo (파랑도; 波浪鳥; P'arangdo), or Suyan Islet (simplified Chinese: 苏岩礁; traditional Chinese: 蘇巖礁; pinyin: Sūyán Jiāo), is a submerged rock 4.6 metres (15 ft) below sea level (at low tide) located in the Yellow Sea. International maritime law stipulates that a submerged rock outside of a country's territorial sea (generally 12 nautical miles) cannot be claimed as territory by any country.[2] However, the rock is the subject of a maritime dispute between China and South Korea, which consider it to lie within their respective exclusive economic zones.
The rock is located 149 kilometres (80 nmi; 93 mi) southwest of Marado (just off Jeju Island) in Korea.[3] Yushan Island of Zhejiang, China,[4] is 287 km (155 nmi; 178 mi) away from the rock. The rock serves as the foundation for Korean Ieodo Ocean Research Station.[5] A Korean helipad is also located there to allow the research station to be serviced.
- ^ "Sightings of Chinese Ships near Ieodo Island Increasing". KBS WORLD. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "" '이어도는 우리 땅' 임을 명확히 하겠다"‥ 영토 표지석 건립 추진" ["We will declare that 'Ieodo is Korean territory'" ─ It will promote the building of landmark stone of territory] (in Korean). 22 March 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ 海洋资源被非法掠夺 中国海洋安全面临挑战 (in Chinese). 河南商报. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
- ^ Guo, Rongxing (2006). Territorial disputes and resource management : a global handbook. New York: Nova Science Pub Inc. p. 226. ISBN 1-600-21445-2.