 Jiduri Beach on the island (2015) | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°49′30″N 124°42′00″E / 37.82500°N 124.70000°E |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 대청도 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daecheongdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taech‘ŏngdo |
A: United Nations Command-created Northern Limit Line, 1953[2]
B: North Korea-declared "Inter-Korean MDL", 1999[3] The locations of specific islands are reflected in the configuration of each maritime boundary, including
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4. Jung-gu (Incheon Intl. Airport); 5. Seoul; 6. Incheon; 7. Haeju; 8. Kaesong; 9. Ganghwa County; 10. Bukdo Myeon; 11. Deokjeokdo; 12. Jawol Myeon; 13. Yeongheung Myeon
Daecheongdo (Korean: 대청도; lit. big blue island; pronounced [tɛtɕʰɔŋdo]) or Daecheong Island is a 12.63 km2 (4.88 sq mi), 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 6.3 km (3.9 mi) wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line.[4]
The island is 19 km (12 mi) from the coast of South Hwanghae Province in North Korea.[5]
- ^ Ryoo, Moo Bong. (2009). "The Korean Armistice and the Islands," p. 13 or p. 21. Strategy research project at the U.S. Army War College; retrieved 26 Nov 2010.
- ^ "Factbox: What is the Korean Northern Limit Line?" Reuters (UK). November 23, 2010; retrieved 26 Nov 2010.
- ^ Van Dyke, Jon et al. "The North/South Korea Boundary Dispute in the Yellow (West) Sea," Marine Policy 27 (2003), 143-158; note that "Inter-Korean MDL" is cited because it comes from an academic source Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine and the writers were particular enough to include in quotes as presented. The broader point is that the maritime demarcation line here is NOT a formal extension of the Military Demarcation Line; compare "NLL—Controversial Sea Border Between S.Korea, DPRK, " People's Daily (PRC), November 21, 2002; retrieved 22 Dec 2010
- ^ Yŏnʼguwŏn, Hanʼguk Kukpang (1999). "Defense white paper". Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea.
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