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Ongjin County (Korean: 옹진군) is a county in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). Four of the islands, Yeonpyeong Island , Baengnyeong , Daecheong , and Socheong Islands , are very near the Northern Limit Line .
The Ongjin Peninsula is further divided into the Kangryŏng Peninsula, the Tongnam Peninsula, and the Ryongch'ŏn Peninsula. Geologically, Ongjin County is composed of coastal Lias. The Ongjin Plain, Kangryŏng Bay, Hwasan Bay, and Taedong Bay are all located here, as is the Ongjin Bay Important Bird Area. The climate is very mild.
Baengnyeongdo (Korean: 백령도; Korean pronunciation: [pɛŋnjʌŋdo]), sometimes Baekryeong Island, is an island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea.It is an inhabited island located near the Northern Limit Line, and is closer to North Korea than it is to the South.
big blue island; pronounced [tɛtɕʰɔŋdo]) or Daecheong Island is a 12.63 km 2 (4.88 sq mi), 7 km (4.3 mi) long and 6.3 km (3.9 mi) wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line. The island is 19 km (12 mi) from the coast of South Hwanghae Province in North Korea.
In 1417, the province was renamed Hwanghae. The name derived from the names of the two principal cities of Hwangju ( 황주; 黃州) and Haeju (해주; 海州 ). In 1895, the province was reorganized into the Districts of Haeju ( 해주부; 海州府; Haeju-bu) in the west and Gaeseong ( 개성부; 開城府; Gaeseong-bu) in the east, but in ...
Ongjin County may refer to: Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea; Ongjin County, South Hwanghae, North Korea This page was last edited on 8 January 2024 ...
In 1989, neighboring islands and Gyeyang township of Gimpo County [a] were ceded to Incheon and in 1995 Geomdan township of Gimpo County and two counties of Ganghwa and Onjin were annexed to Incheon Metropolitan City. [citation needed] Incheon was known as Inchon prior to South Korea's adoption of a new Romanization system in 2000. [9]
Coordinates: 37°51′00″N 125°15′00″E. The bay is an important staging site for long-billed plovers. The Ongjin Bay Important Bird Area (옹진재두루미살이터) lies on the western coast of North Korea on the Yellow Sea, in Ongjin County, South Hwanghae. It comprises 3500 ha of wetlands, including rice paddies, and encompasses a ...