Ullŭng Island

Ullŭng Island

      volcanic island, North Kyŏngsang do (province), South Korea. It lies in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), 75 miles (120 km) off the northeastern coast of South Korea, and has an area of 28 square miles (73 square km). Before its domination by the Silla kingdom (57 BC–AD 935) in 512, it was an independent kingdom named Usan-guk. The island's summit, Sŏngin Peak (3,228 feet [984 metres]), has a caldera crater.

      The entire coastline has rocky bluffs 100–300 feet (30–90 metres) high, which preclude port development. Neighbouring waters with the interchange of warm and cold currents offer good fishing ground for cuttlefish, which is exported, and various other marine products. Agricultural products, however, must be imported. The mountain area produces Chinese juniper, birch, and princess trees, all used to make quality furniture. Ullŭng Island is connected with the mainland by regular sea routes.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Korea, South — Introduction Korea, South Background: After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist style government was installed in the north. The Korean War (1950 53) had US and other UN forces… …   Universalium

  • Japanese Empire —    Japan was the only non Western nation to construct an empire in the Age of Imperialism. Modeled in large part upon European empires, the Japanese Empire by 1914 included Taiwan, the adjacent Pescadore Islands, Korea, southern Sakhalin Island,… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • White-backed Woodpecker — Male D leucotos …   Wikipedia

  • Geastrum triplex — Geastrum triplex …   Wikipedia

  • Kyŏngsang-puk — ▪ province, South Korea       do (province), eastern South Korea. It is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), on the south by Kyŏngsang nam do, on the west by the do of Chŏlla puk and Ch ungch ŏng puk, and on the north by Kangwŏn do …   Universalium

  • Cross-Reference List of Geographic Items — This list indicates where various geographic items including the location of all United States Foreign Service Posts, alternate names of countries, former names, and political or geographical portions of larger entities can be found in The World… …   Universalium

  • Cross-Reference List of Geographic Items — This list indicates where various geographic items including the location of all United States Foreign Service Posts, alternate names of countries, former names, and political or geographical portions of larger entities can be found in The World… …   Universalium

  • Liancourt Rocks — Dokdo redirects here. For other uses, see Dokdo (disambiguation). Takeshima redirects here. For other uses, see Takeshima (disambiguation). Liancourt Rocks Disputed islands Other names: Dokdo, Takeshima …   Wikipedia

  • Ulleung County — Infobox Korean settlement logo=Ulleung logo.gif hangul=울릉군 hanja=鬱陵郡 rr=Ulleung gun mr=Ullŭng gun area km2=72.518 pop=10426 popden km2=143.8 divs=1 eup , 2 myeon Ulleung County ( Ulleung gun ) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”