Hǔksan‐chedo (English spelling)

Japanese: 黒山諸島 - こくざんしょとう（英語表記）Hǔksan‐chedo

An archipelago stretching from north to south in the Yellow Sea, off the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula. There are 52 islands in total, 14 inhabited and 38 uninhabited. The majority of the population is concentrated on Daikokusan Island, which has an area of 18 km2, and most of the residents make a living partly by farming and partly by fishing. As of 1980, the total population of the islands was 9,861, but this is rapidly decreasing and the islands are becoming increasingly deserted. The surrounding areas are fishing grounds for hairtail and sardines, and seaweed farming is also carried out. The islands are known as a producer of silica sand. [Taniura Takao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮半島の西南端の沖合，黄海上に南北につらなる群島。有人14，無人38，合計52の島がある。面積18km2の大黒山島に人口の大部分が集中し，住民の多くは半農半漁の生活を営んでいる。1980年現在全島合計で人口9861だが急速に減少しており，無人化が進んでいる。周囲はタチウオ，イワシの漁場であり，ノリの養殖なども行われている。ケイ砂の産地として知られている。【谷浦孝雄】

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