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 Geographical
Position |
Dokdo is located 89.493km south-east to Uleungdo, 267km away
from Pohang, 151km away from the truce line, and 160km away
from the Japanese island Oki. The latitude of Dokdo is between
131¢ª52'07"degrees north and its longitude is between 37¢ª14'12"degrees
east. The island can be seen from Uleungdo but not from Oki
island in Japan.
The shortest distance to Dokdo is 220.354 kilometers from Jukbyeon,
Uljin county of North Gyeonsang province, and Dokdo is the far
east Korean territory. The address of Dokdo is 1-37 mountains,
Dokdo-ri, Uleung-eup, Uleung county, North Gyeongsang province
which has been officially reconfirmed since April 7, 2000.
The gross area of Dokdo is about 186,121§³( Dongdo covers an
area of 64,779 §³; Seodo, 95,444.5§³; attached islands to Dokdo,
15,907.5§³), and the number of the attached islands is 33. Dokdo
is a state demesne and under control of the Department of the
Ocean and Fisheries.
| Residents |
Dokdo consists of about 33 islands, its address is 1-37 mountains,
Dokdo-ri, Uleung-eup, Uleung county, North Gyeongsang province.
The first resident in Dokdo is Choi Jong-deok and his address
was 67 mountain, Dodong-ri, Uleung-eup, Uleung county, North
Gyeongsang province. He who was a resident of Uleungdo went
to the island in March, 1965 to catch marine products and started
to construct necessary buildings in Dokdo in May,1968. He was
registered as a Dokdo resident on October 14, 1981 and died
in Dokdo on September 23, 1987. Since then his son-in-law, Jo
Jun-gi moved in the same address and lived there until he moved
to the address, 63 mountain. He moved out from the island on
March 31, 1994. The present residents are the couple Gim Seong-do
and Gim Sin-yeol who have been living at the address 63 mountain
since November 17, 1991. Their main job is fishery.
Mr. Choi Jong-deok, the first resident of Dokdo, entered the
island and stayed there to get some marine products. In 1980
when the Japanese government persisted again territory rights
of Dokdo, he wanted to be the only person to reside in the island
to prove Dokdo is Korean territory, and then he changed his
resident registration to the address 67 mountain, Dodong of
Dokdo. Staying in Dokdo, Mr. Choi developed a way of artificial
insemination of abalones, invented a special fishing net, and
digged a well called 'mulgol' in the middle area of Seodo.
Mr. Jo Jun-gi, the son-in-law of Mr. Choi Jong-deok, was originally
a resident of Uleungdo and inherited the gathering right of
marine products from his father-in-law in July, 1986. He has
now moved to Donghae, Gangwon province.
Mr. Gim Seong-do is the present resident of Dokdo who has moved
to the island for fishery since November, 1991. |
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Location,
 89.493km
south east from Uleungdo
220.354km
from the Korean peninsular
160km
from the Japanese island, Oki
Topography
Dokdo is a volcanic island rooted on the sea-bottom 2000 meter's
base and established between about 4.6 million years ago and
about 2.5 million years ago. Dokdo seems to have been formed
about 2 million years before Uleungdo which was established
around 2.5 million years ago.
Dokdo consists of the two rock islands, Dongdo and Seodo, and
about 78 attached islands which are almost rocks and reefs.
Dongdo has the 99.4 meter-highest peak where there are two volcanic
mouths, while Seodo has the 174 meter-highest peak of which
the shape is like a cone.
The shortest distance between Dongdo and Seodo is about 170
meters and the coast is about 5 kilometers. The geological features
of Dokdo consist of mostly volcanic rocks and its soil colours
dark brown. Strong sea winds and rugged soil prevent plants
from growing in the island.
The climate of Dokdo has 1,048mm's annual rainfall and it is
similar to that of the continent with 1,400mm's rainfall a year,
but most days of a year in Dokdo are not sunny but cloudy, rainy
or snowy. This weather is caused by the effect of a cold current
and a warm current which are crossing each other around the
island. |
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