Pungdo

Pung Island (Korean: 풍도, Pungdo) is a small populated island on the Yellow Sea, located in within the municipal borders of Ansan city, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, about 74 km South West of Seoul, the country's capital town, and 24 km south of the larger Daebudo island.[1]

Larger map of the Ansan-si districts. Danwon-gu district covers the west mainland part and stretches to the sea to cover Daebudo and Pungdo islands. (Pungdo is located in the bottom left).
Pungdo
Hangul
풍도
Hanja
豊島,
formerly 楓島
Revised RomanizationPungdo
McCune–ReischauerP'ungdo

Naval battle of Pungdo took place in the vicinity of the island in July 1894. The island had some military strategic importance, as it is sitting next to the two navigable channels out of the Bay of Asan.

See also
  • Islands of Korea

References
  1. "City of Green Oceanic Tours Ansan > Ansan Tour > Attractions". tourinfo.iansan.net. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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