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- ↑ 억류 어민 3명 어제 귀환…2명만은 계속 억류 동아일보, 1965.12.28.
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- ↑ "'함박도'에 북한군 시설 들어가 있는 이유는?". 국제신문.
- ↑ "Radar on Hambak Island 'Could Spy on Incheon Airport'".
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- ↑ "감사원 "함박도는 북한 관할" 정부 주장 재확인 - 조선일보". 15 July 2020.
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