Ulleungdo
Sign in to saveUlleungdo (), also spelled Ulreungdo, is a South Korean island east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan. It was formerly known as Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe. Volcanic in origin, the rocky steep-sided island is the top of a large stratovolcano which rises from the seafloor, reaching a maximum elevation of at Seonginbong Peak. The island is in length and in width; it has an area of . It has a population of 10,426 inhabitants.
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- Ulleungdo
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- Ulleung island from above.jpg
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- NASA Landsat7 image of Ulleungdo (north oriented at top)
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- 984
- Islands.area_km2
- 72.86
- Islands.location
- Sea of Japan
- Islands.country
- South Korea
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- 4
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
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- Ulleung County
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- Province
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- North Gyeongsang Province
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- North Korea (claimed)
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- County
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions
- Ullŭng County
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- Province
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions_1
- North Kyŏngsang Province
- Islands.population
- 9,191
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Ulleungdo (), also spelled Ulreungdo, is a South Korean island east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan. It was formerly known as Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe. Volcanic in origin, the rocky steep-sided island is the top of a large stratovolcano which rises from the seafloor, reaching a maximum elevation of at Seonginbong Peak. The island is in length and in width; it has an area of . It has a population of 10,426 inhabitants.
The island makes up the main part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and is a popular tourist destination. The main city of Ulleungdo is the port of Dodong (), which serves as the main ferry port between Ulleungdo and the South Korean mainland. After tourism, the main economic activity is fishing, including its well-known harvest of squid, which can be seen drying in the sun in many places.