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Location
Dongdo
North latitude | 37° | 14' | 26.8" |
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East longitude | 131° | 52' | 10.4" |
View of Dokdo from Ulleungdo Photographs by Kim Chul-hwan
Seodo
North latitude | 37° | 14' | 30.6" |
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East longitude | 131° | 51' | 54.6" |
View of Ulleungdo from Dokdo Photographs by Kim Chul-hwan
Located 87.4 kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, Dokdo is visible to the naked eye from Ulleungdo on a clear day. In contrast, Dokdo is located 157.5 kilometers northwest of the Oki Islands of Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, from which it is not visible.
Distances between Dokdo and major geographical points
Major ports | Ulleungdo | Donghae | Jukbyeon | Pohang | Busan | Oki Islands |
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Distance (km) | 87.4 | 243.8 | 216.8 | 258.3 | 348.4 | 157.5 |
※ Distance between Jukbyeon – Ulleung : 130.3kilometers, Distance between Pohang – Ulleung: 217 kilometers