Ulleungdo

Ulleungdo

NASA Landsat7 image of Ulleung-do (north oriented at top)
Location of Ulleung-do
Geography
Location	Sea of Japan
Coordinates	37°30′04″N 130°51′23″E / 37.50111°N 130.85639°E / 37.50111; 130.85639
Area	72.86[1] km2 (28.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation	984 m (3228 ft)
Administration
South Korea
County	Ulleung County
Province	North Gyeongsang Province
North Korea (claimed)
County	Ullŭng County
Province	North Kyŏngsang Province
Demographics
Population	9,191 (Sep 2020.)
Pop. density	126/km2 (326/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Koreans
Korean name
Hangul	울릉도
Hanja	鬱陵島
Revised Romanization	Ulleungdo
McCune–Reischauer	Ullŭngdo

Ulleungdo (Korean: 울릉도; IPA: [uɭːɯŋdo]), also spelled Ulreungdo, is a South Korean island 120 kilometres (65 nmi; 75 mi) east of the Korean Peninsula in the Sea of Japan. It was formerly known as Dagelet Island or Argonaut Island in Europe.^[2][3] Volcanic in origin, the rocky steep-sided island is the top of a large stratovolcano which rises from the seafloor, reaching a maximum elevation of 984 metres (3,228 ft) at Seonginbong Peak. The island is 9.5 kilometres (6 mi) in length and ten kilometres (6 mi) in width; it has an area of 72.86 km² (28.13 sq mi).^[1] It has a population of 10,426 inhabitants.^[4]

The island makes up the main part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and is a popular tourist destination. The main city of Ulleung-do is the port of Dodong (도동; 道洞), which serves as the main ferry port between Ulleung-do and the South Korean mainland. After tourism, the main economic activity is fishing, including its well-known harvest of squid, which can be seen drying in the sun in many places.