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Maenggoldo

Maenggoldo
Hangul 맹골도
Hanja 孟骨島
Revised Romanization Maenggoldo
McCune–Reischauer Maenggolto

Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of 1.73 square kilometres (0.67 sq mi; 173 ha). It is located at the western extremity of Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri, Jodo-myeon. Maenggoldo and the neighboring island of Jukdo are the outermost inhabited islands of the Jodo Islands, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Seogeochado, and constitutes the south-western point of the waterway Maenggol Channel.

In April 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol capsized north of the nearby island Byeongpungdo, and sank off the coast of Donggeochado.

Coordinates: 34°12′36″N 125°51′36″E / 34.210°N 125.860°E / 34.210; 125.860 (Maenggoldo)



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