Ulleungdo

Ulleungdo
NASA Landsat7 image of Ulleung-do (north oriented at top)
Location of Ulleung-do
Geography
LocationSea of Japan
Coordinates37°30′04″N 130°51′23″E / 37.50111°N 130.85639°E / 37.50111; 130.85639
Area72.86[1] km2 (28.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation984 m (3228 ft)
Administration
South Korea
CountyUlleung County
ProvinceNorth Gyeongsang Province
North Korea (claimed)
CountyUllŭng County
ProvinceNorth Kyŏngsang Province
Demographics
Population9,191 (Sep 2020.)
Pop. density126/km2 (326/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsKoreans
Korean name
Hangul
울릉도
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUlleungdo
McCune–ReischauerUllŭngdo

Ulleungdo (Korean울릉도; IPA: [uɭːɯŋdo]), also spelled Ulreungdo, is a South Korean island 120 kilometres (65 nmi; 75 mi) east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan. It was formerly known as Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe.[2][3] Volcanic in origin, the rocky steep-sided island is the top of a large stratovolcano which rises from the seafloor, reaching a maximum elevation of 984 metres (3,228 ft) at Seonginbong Peak. The island is 9.5 kilometres (6 mi) in length and ten kilometres (6 mi) in width; it has an area of 72.86 km2 (28.13 sq mi).[1] It has a population of 10,426 inhabitants.[4]

The island makes up the main part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and is a popular tourist destination. The main city of Ulleung-do is the port of Dodong (도동; 道洞), which serves as the main ferry port between Ulleung-do and the South Korean mainland. After tourism, the main economic activity is fishing, including its well-known harvest of squid, which can be seen drying in the sun in many places.

  1. ^ a b "120417(조간)_2012년도_지적통계연보_발간(지적기획과1)" (HWP) (in Korean). 2012-04-16.
  2. ^ Short, John Rennie (2012). Korea: A Cartographic History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226753645. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Narangoa 2014, p. 299.
  4. ^ "The Island of Ulleung". Official Site of Korea Tourism. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.