Ulleungdo

Also known as Ulleung Island, Ullŭng-do, Utsuryo-do, Dagelet Island

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.

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Islands.name: Ulleungdo
Islands.image: Ulleung island from above.jpg
Islands.image_caption: NASA Landsat7 image of Ulleungdo (north oriented at top)
Islands.elevation_m: 984
Islands.area_km2: 72.86
Islands.location: Sea of Japan
Islands.country: South Korea
Islands.mapframe zoom: 4
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Ulleung County
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Province
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: North Gyeongsang Province
Islands.country1: North Korea (claimed)
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country1_admin_divisions: Ullŭng County
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title_1: Province
Islands.country1_admin_divisions_1: North Kyŏngsang Province
Islands.population: 9,191

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Instance of: island
Official name: 울릉도
Country: Korea under Japanese rule
Located in: Ulleung County
Population: 9114
Area: 72.9
Elevation: 984
Body of water: Sea of Japan
Image: KOCIS Port Taeha, Ulleungdo (4925990346).jpg

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Commons category: Ulleung Island
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
native label: 울릉도

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Ulleungdo é uma ilha sul-coreana, a 120km ao leste da Península da Coreia, conhecida anteriormente como Dagelet pelos europeus. Ulleungdo tem origem vulcânica e a pedregosa e íngreme ilha é o topo de um estratovulcão que surge do fundo do mar, chegando a uma elevação de 984 metros no . A ilha tem uma área de 73,15 km2 e tem uma população de 10 426 habitantes. A ilha forma a parte principal do , Província de Gyeongsang do Norte, Coreia do Sul e é um popular ponto turístico. A principal cidade de Ulleungdo é o porto de , que serve como principal porto de balsas entre Ulleungdo e a Coreia continental. Sem contar o turismo, sua principal atividade econômica é a pesca, incluindo a sua famosa pesca de lulas, que podem ser vistas secarem ao sol em vários lugares.

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