Maenggoldo

Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of 1.73 square kilometres (0.67 sq mi; 173 ha). It is located at the western extremity of Jindo Gun (County), South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri, Jodo-myeon. Maenggoldo and the neighboring island of Jukdo are the outermost inhabited islands of the Jodo Islands, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Seogeochado, and constitutes the south-western point of the waterway Maenggol Channel.[1]

Maenggoldo
Hangul
맹골도
Hanja
孟骨島
Revised RomanizationMaenggoldo
McCune–ReischauerMaenggolto
Maenggoldo is located in South Korea
Maenggoldo
Maenggoldo

In April 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol capsized north of the nearby island Byeongpungdo, and sank off the coast of Donggeochado.[2]

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of South Korea: Jindo". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. Ralph Ellis, KJ Kwon and Greg Botelho (2014-04-20). "Transcript: Passengers couldn't escape South Korean ferry, crew member says". CNN World.

34.210°N 125.860°E / 34.210; 125.860 (Maenggoldo)


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