The Yellow Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. It is one of four seas named after common colour terms, and its name is descriptive of the golden-yellow color of the silt-ridden water discharged from major rivers.
Yeosu, is the second largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 1998, the Old Yeosu City, Yeocheon City and Yeocheon County were merged and the current city, Yeosu, was formed. Historically it was known as Yosu, and Reisui during the Japanese rule over the Korean peninsula.
Gangjin County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gangjin county proper was established in 1895. The county office is located in Gangjin-eup.
Haenam (Haenam-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of Haenam-gun is Haenam-eup.
Hwasun County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Sinan County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The county consists of 111 inhabited islands and 719 uninhabited islands. The number of islands in this county accounts for 25% of all islands in South Korea.
Wando County is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It takes its name from the island of Wando, which is the largest island within the county and serves as the county seat. Wando island is perhaps most famous for Cheonghaejin, the former headquarters of Jang Bogo, a 9th-century Korean historical figure whose private fleet and army dominated the sea routes in the Yellow Sea. Wando's most famous native in modern times is champion golfer K.J. Choi.
Yeonggwang County (Yeonggwang-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
The Jindo dog is an indigenous dog native to the island of Jindo in South Korea. It is also known as Jindo-gyeon and formerly known as the Chindo dog.
Namhae County (Namhae-gun) is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
The HVDC Haenam–Cheju is a 101 kilometer long HVDC submarine cable connection between the Korean Peninsula and the island of Jeju in South Korea, which went into service in 1996. The connection is bipolar, consisting of two 180kV cables with a maximum transmission power of 300 megawatts.
The Myeongnyang Strait, just off the southwest corner of South Korea, separates Jindo Island from the mainland. It also separates the administrative district of Haenam County from Jindo County. At its narrowest point, it is about 293 metres (961 ft) across. The strait experiences tidal water speeds that exceed 6.5 m/s (21.3 ft/s).
Jindo (Korean: 진도) is the third largest island in South Korea. Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County.
Bokbunja-ju, also called bokbunja wine, is a Korean fruit wine made from wild and/or cultivated black raspberry; traditionally of the Korean species Bokbunja, but nowadays mostly from Rubus occidentalis, which originates from Northern America and is now widely cultivated in Korea.
Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216.
Modo Island is a small island in Jindo County, South Jeolla province, South Korea, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. It is located to the south-east of Jindo Island and is about 1.1 km long and 300 meters wide.
Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of 1.73 square kilometres. 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.
Seogeochado, Seogeocha Island, or West Geocha Island, is a 2.8 square kilometres island west of Donggeochado in the Geocha Archipelago in South Korea. It is part of the Dadohaehaesang National Park, and constitutes the north-western point of the Maenggol Channel. Administratively it is located in the western part of Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Seogeochado-ri, Jodo-myeon.
Donggeochado (Korean: 동거차도), Donggeocha Island, or East Geocha Island, is a 2.91 square kilometres island east of Seogeochado in the Geocha Archipelago in South Korea. It is part of the Dadohaehaesang National Park, and the waterway Maenggol Channel. Administratively it is located in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Donggeochado-ri, Jodo-myeon.
Maenggolgundo, also Maenggol Kundo, are an archipelago consisting of the three inhabited islands Jukdo (죽도), Maenggoldo (맹골도), and Gwakdo (곽도), and the uninhabited islets Myeongdo (명도), Mongdeokdo (몽덕도), and Sojukdo (소죽도).
