Native name: 진도 | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Yellow Sea, East China Sea |
| Coordinates | 34°28′59″N 126°15′43″E / 34.48306°N 126.26194°E |
| Area | 363.16 km2 (140.22 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 485 m (1591 ft) |
| Highest point | Cheomchal |
| Administration | |
South Korea | |
| Province | South Jeolla |
| Largest settlement | Jindo County |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Korean |
| Jindo | |
| Hangul | 진도 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 珍島 |
| Revised Romanization | Jindo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chindo |
Jindo (Korean: 진도) is the third largest island in South Korea.[1] Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County.
It is located in South Jeolla province, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The island is separated from the mainland by the Myeongnyang Strait; however, this strait is now spanned by South Korea's longest cable-stayed bridge spanning 484 meters. Here in 1597 admiral Yi Sun-sin won the Battle of Myeongnyang, defeating a vastly superior Japanese fleet.
The Korea Jindo Dog is native to Jindo Island.[2]
Every year, on a variable day in the spring or summer, a narrow land pass (about 2.9 km long and up to 40 meters wide) opens for about an hour between the main Jindo Island and small Modo island as a result of tidal activity.[3] This event attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists and is accompanied by local festivals.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Jindo Mysterious Sea Road Archived 3 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Jindo County