Yeonpyeong
Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo ( ) is a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, located about west of Incheon and south of the coast of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The main island of the group is Daeyeonpyeongdo ("Big Yeonpyeong Island"), also referred to simply as Yeonpyeong Island, with an area of and a population of around 1,300.
Key facts
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- Map of the Yeonpyeong islands and their main population centers
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- 7.29 <!-- This apaprently doesn't exist:
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- Yellow Sea -->
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- Country
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- South Korea
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- Region
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- Sudogwon
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- Provincial level
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- Incheon
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- 1,780
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- Maritime border disputes
- 2010 bombardment
- 2024 bombardment
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Yeonpyeong Island or Yeonpyeongdo ( ) is a group of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, located about west of Incheon and south of the coast of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. The main island of the group is Daeyeonpyeongdo ("Big Yeonpyeong Island"), also referred to simply as Yeonpyeong Island, with an area of and a population of around 1,300.
The principal population center is Yeonpyeong-ri, where the island's ferry port is located. The other inhabited island is Soyeonpyeongdo ("Small Yeonpyeong Island") with a small population and an area of . Several other small islands comprise the rest of the group.
On the map
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