Baengnyeong Island
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| Baengnyeong Island | |
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| Hangul: |
백령도
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| Hanja: |
白翎島
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| Revised Romanization: | Baengnyeongdo |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Paengnyŏngdo |
Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong) is an island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea located near the Northern Limit Line, which is the maritime demarcation between North and South Korea. It lies at .
The meaning of its name is "Island of the white wings", since the island resembles an Ibis flying with the wings spread.[1]
Numerous North Korean defectors have boated here to escape economic and political conditions in their homeland.
The South Korean Natural Treasures #391–#393 are on Baengnyeong Island.
[edit] References
- ^ 네이버 :: 백과사전. 네이버. Retrieved on May 16, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Korean)
- 2nd official site (in Korean)
- Article on Baekryeong Island at the Galbijim Wiki
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