Hauido
Encyclopedia
Haui-do is an island off the South Korean coast in the Yellow Sea
, part of Sinan County
in Jeollanam-do
province. It has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people. It was the birthplace of former South Korea
n president Kim Dae-jung.
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden...
, part of Sinan County
Sinan County
Sinan County is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The county consists of 111 inhabited islands and 719 uninhabited islands. The number of islands in this county accounts for 25% of all islands in South Korea...
in Jeollanam-do
Jeollanam-do
Jeollanam-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Jeolla province, remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...
province. It has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people. It was the birthplace of former South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n president Kim Dae-jung.