Jindo - Jindo

Japanese: 珍島 - ちんとう

An island in the southwestern tip of South Jeolla Province, Korea. It is the third largest island in the Korean peninsula. The southeast is mountainous, with Mt. Jeonchal (485m) and Mt. Yegui (457m). The southwest is a low hilly area. It produces wheat and foxtail millet. Forestry, fisheries, and seaweed farming are thriving. It is famous for stone, silica sand, and Chinese herbal medicine goji berries. It is also known as the birthplace of the Jindo dog, which has a keen sense of smell. During the Mongol invasion in the 13th century, the elite Sambyeolcho troops of the Goryeo Dynasty barricaded themselves in and fought a resistance war, and in 1271 they sent a letter to the Kamakura Shogunate, informing them of the threat of a Mongol invasion and requesting help, but the Shogunate did not understand the meaning of the letter and ignored it. The Myeongnyang Straits area, famous for tide watching, is also famous as the place where the Korean navy under Yi Sun-sin annihilated the Japanese navy during the Imjin War. It is connected to the mainland by the Jindo Bridge. It has ^{an area of 334 km2} and a population of 32,000 (2005).
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Japanese:

韓国，全羅南道南西端の島。朝鮮半島第３番目の島である。南東は尖察山（485m），女貴山（457m）などの山地。南西方は低い丘陵状をなす。麦，アワなどを産する。林業，水産業，ノリ養殖が盛ん。石材，ケイ砂や漢方薬の枸杞(くこ)子などを特産する。臭覚が鋭敏な珍島犬の産地としても知られる。13世紀モンゴルの侵入の際に，高麗王朝の精鋭部隊三別抄が立て籠もって抵抗戦を闘い，1271年にはここから鎌倉幕府にモンゴル襲来の危機を知らせ救援を求める書状を出したが，幕府は書状の意味を理解できず，放置した。観潮で有名な鳴梁海峡一帯は，文禄の役で李舜臣の韓国水軍が日本水軍を全滅させた場所としても有名。本土との間は珍島大橋でつながっている。334km²。珍島郡の人口は３万2000人（2005）。
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