Baengnyeong Island

Japanese: 白翎島 - はくれいとう
Baengnyeong Island
An island in the mid-western part of the Korean Peninsula, south of Chosan-gun. Population 6,776 (1980). It belongs to South Korea and serves as a maritime frontline base for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Most of the island's area of ​​45.2 km2 is forest land, but there are more than 1,000 hectares of farmland, and most of the residents make a living from agriculture. It was once used as an exile site. It has a low, hilly topography with a highest point of 184 m, and the coastline is lined with cliffs, including wave-cut cliffs, and there are many scenic spots with strangely shaped rocks, especially in the west and south.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
朝鮮半島の中西部,長山串(ちようざんかん)の南方海上の島。人口6776(1980)。韓国領に属し,朝鮮民主主義人民共和国に対する海上前線基地となっている。面積45.2km2の大部分は林野であるが,田畑合わせて1000余haあり,住民の多くは農業によって生活している。かつては流配地として利用されたこともある。最高点184mの低平な丘陵性地形をなし,海岸線は波食崖など断崖が連なり,特に西部,南部に奇岩の景勝地が多い。

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