Sorokdo
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Sorokdo () is an island in Goheung County, South Jeolla in South Korea. The word sorok means "small deer", which the island's coastline, viewed from above, is supposed to resemble. The island is approximately one kilometer away from the larger Nokdong Port.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Islands of South Jeolla Province, Leper colonies and Medical and health organizations based in South Korea.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- island
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Jeolla
- Area
- 4.46
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- Sorok Island
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Sorokdo () is an island in Goheung County, South Jeolla in South Korea. The word sorok means "small deer", which the island's coastline, viewed from above, is supposed to resemble. The island is approximately one kilometer away from the larger Nokdong Port.
==History== Prior to Japanese colonization, Sorokdo had a population of roughly 1000 people living in 170 households.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sorokdo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations