 NASA Landsat7 image of Ulleung-do (north oriented at top) | |
 Location of Ulleung-do | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sea of Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°30′04″N 130°51′23″E / 37.50111°N 130.85639°E |
| Area | 72.86[1] km2 (28.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 984 m (3228 ft) |
| Administration | |
South Korea | |
| County | Ulleung County |
| Province | North Gyeongsang Province |
North Korea (claimed) | |
| County | Ullŭng County |
| Province | North Kyŏngsang Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 9,191 (Sep 2020.) |
| Pop. density | 126/km2 (326/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Koreans |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 울릉도 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ulleungdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ullŭngdo |
Ulleungdo (Korean: 울릉도; 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.
- ^ a b "120417(조간)_2012년도_지적통계연보_발간(지적기획과1)" (HWP) (in Korean). 2012-04-16.
- ^ Short, John Rennie (2012). Korea: A Cartographic History. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226753645. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Narangoa 2014, p. 299.
- ^ "The Island of Ulleung". Official Site of Korea Tourism. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.