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Dokdo" and "Takeshima" redirect here. For other uses, see Dokdo (disambiguation) and Takeshima (disambiguation).
| Disputed islands
Other names: Dokdo, Takeshima, Tok Islets | |
|---|---|
| Location of the Liancourt Rocks in the Sea of Japan between South Korea and Japan | |
| Geography | |
| Location | the east sea of Korea[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°14′30″N 131°52′0″E |
| Total islands | 90 (37 permanent land) |
| Major islands | East Islet, West Islet |
| Area | 18.745 hectares (46.32 acres)
East Islet: 7.33 hectares (18.1 acres) West Islet: 8.864 hectares (21.90 acres) |
| Highest point | Daehanbong (on West Islet)[1]
169 metres (554 ft) |
| Administered by | |
| South Korea | |
| County | Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang |
| Claimed by | |
| South Korea | |
| County | Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang |
| Japan | |
| Town | Okinoshima, Shimane |
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The Liancourt Rocks,[a] also known as Dokdo or Tokto (Korean pronunciation: [tokt͈o]; Hangul: 독도; hanja: 獨島, literally solitary island) in Korean, and Takeshima (竹島/たけしま?, literally bamboo island) in Japanese,[2] are a group of small islets in the east sea of Korea[2]. Although South Korea controls the islets, there is contested by Japan. South Korea classifies the islets as Dokdo-ri, Ulleung-eup, Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province.[3]
The Franco-English name of the islets derives from Le Liancourt, the name of a French whaling ship which came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849.[4]
The Liancourt Rocks consist of two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area of the islets is 0.18745 square kilometres (46.32 acres), with the highest elevation of 169 metres (554 ft) found at an unnamed location on the West Islet.[5]
The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds which may contain large deposits of natural gas.[6]
- ^ "Geographical Recognition of Dokdo and Relevant Historical Evidence". http://www.korea.net/pdfcontent/general/dokdo/2014_dokdo_English.pdf.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|journal= - ^ "Korea's Position on Dokdo > Why Dokdo is Korean Territory". en.dokdo.go.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-13.