4 attractions in Sinan County, including Gageodo Island, Hongdo Island and Amtaedo Island. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Coast & islands
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Gageodo belongs to Heuksan-myeon in Sinan County, South Jeolla, and is the southwesternmost point of Korean territory. At about 9 km² with a coastline of roughly 22 km it is small, but it is known for steep cliffs, dense forest and sea fis…
Coast & islands
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Some 115 km southwest of Mokpo, Hongdo owes its name, Red Island, to the way its rocks glow at sunset. The whole island is a protected Natural Monument within Dadohaehaesang National Park, and a boat trip around its sheer cliffs and sculpt…
Coast & islands
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Amtaedo, in the sea west of Mokpo, is the island where tenant farmers took on their landlord a century ago and won. Today a bridge links it to the mainland, and at the crossroads near the bridge an elderly couple painted on a wall greets v…
Coast & islands
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Heuksando is an island far out in the Yellow Sea, south-west of Mokpo. Its name means "black mountain island", because from a distance its forested hills look so dark they appear black. The island covers about 19.7 km² and is almost entire…