Hauido
Hangul
하의도
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHauido
McCune–ReischauerHaŭido

Haui-do is an island off the South Korean coast in the Yellow Sea, part of Sinan County in Jeollanam-do province. Its name means 'a lotus floating on water' and although it is an island by name, it actually comprises 56 separate islands, only nine of which are inhabited.[1] Approximately 57 kilometers to shore, it has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people.[2] It was the birthplace of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hong, Sun-Kee; Wu, Jianguo; Kim, Jae-Eun; Nakagoshi, Nobukazu (25 December 2010). Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures. ISBN 9784431877998. on Google Books
  2. ↑ "하의도".
  3. ↑ "Join Tokyo | Tokyo Development Learning Center" (PDF).

34°35′58″N 126°02′15″E / 34.59944°N 126.03750°E / 34.59944; 126.03750

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