Extreme points of South Korea
Appearance
The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of South Korea.
Overall
Extreme Point | Location | Village, Township | City / County | Province /
Metropolitan City |
Coordinates | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northernmost point [1] | North point of Daegang-ri | Daegang-ri, Hyeonnae-myeon |
County of Goseong | Province of Gangwon | 38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E / 38.61111°N 128.36417°E | |
Southernmost point (undisputed) [1] | Marado Island | Daejeong-eup | City of Seogwipo | Province of Jeju | 33°6′37″N 126°15′42″E / 33.11028°N 126.26167°E | |
Southernmost point (disputed) | Ieodo | N/A | City of Seogwipo | Province of Jeju | 32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E | It is known internationally as "Socotra Rock". |
Easternmost point (disputed) [1] | Dokdo Islets | Dokdo-ri,
Ulleung-eup |
County of Ulleung | Province of North Gyeongsang | 37°14′27″N 131°52′20″E / 37.24083°N 131.87222°E | While the ownership of the territory is contested by Japan, the islet currently belongs to South Korea. |
Easternmost point (undisputed) | Jukdo Island | Jeodong-ri,
Ulleung-eup |
County of Ulleung | Province of North Gyeongsang | 37°31′50.7″N 130°56′25.4″E / 37.530750°N 130.940389°E | |
Westernmost point [1] | Baengnyeongdo Island | Baengnyeong-myeon | County of Ongjin | Metropolitan City of Incheon | 37°57′29″N 124°36′42″E / 37.95806°N 124.61167°E |
Mainland Peninsula
The list below is the extreme points within South Korean mainland, which excludes all the island territories.
Extreme Point | Location | Village, Township | City / County | Province /
Metropolitan City |
Coordinates | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northernmost point [2] | North point of Daegang-ri | Daegang-ri, Hyeonnae-myeon |
County of Goseong | Province of Gangwon | 38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E / 38.61111°N 128.36417°E | Daegang-ri is located northernmost within both the mainland and entire South Korea. |
Southernmost point [2] | Ttangkkeut | Songho-ri,
Songji-myeon |
County of Haenam | Province of South Jeolla | 34°17′32″N 126°31′28″E / 34.29222°N 126.52444°E | |
Easternmost point [2] | East point of Seokbyung-ri | Seokbyung-ri, Guryongpo-eup | City of Pohang | Province of North Gyeongsang | 36°1′0″N 129°35′5″E / 36.01667°N 129.58472°E | |
Westernmost point [2] | West point of
Mohang-ri |
Sowon-myeon | County of Taean | Province of South Chungcheong | 36°46′22″N 126°06′42″E / 36.77278°N 126.11167°E |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d 2006 Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Report Archived 2015-10-21 at archive.today. South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved 20 October 2015
- ^ a b c d Extreme Points of Republic of Korea (in Korean). National Geographic Information Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2015