Songdo Point

Song Do Gap Lighthouse
Position of Songdo Point in North Korea
Location Songdo Point
South Hamgyong Province
North Korea
Coordinates 40°01′54″N 128°19′42″E / 40.03167°N 128.32833°E / 40.03167; 128.32833[1]
Construction concrete tower[2]
Focal height 59 meters (194 ft)[2]
Range 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[1]
Characteristic L Fl W 7s.[1]
Admiralty number M4510.4[2]
NGA number 16306[2]

Songdo Point[3] (Korean: 송도갑, 松島岬, "Pine-Island Cape") is a North Korean headland in the middle of the country's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan. It is located in Sinpo County in South Hamgyong Province.

Names

Songdo Point is also known by its Korean name Songdo[4] or Song Do Gap.[1] During the Japanese occupation of Korea, it was known as Shōtō-kō.[5]

Geography

Songdo Point is a dark promontory joined to the coast about 13 miles (21 km) east of Sinpo[2] by a low white[4] sand bar.[2] It has two summits, which can appear to be small islands when observed from a distance.[4] It is the eastern entrance to the Yanghwa Man.[4]

Structures

There is a 59 m (194 ft) lighthouse on Songdo Point which is active but closed to the public.[2] The American National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency notes, however, that "the existence and operation of all navigational aids should be considered unreliable on the east coast of North Korea".[1]

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • "Coasts of Korea and China" (PDF), Sailing Directions, Pub. 157, Springfield: Maritime Safety Office of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, 2015 .
  • "Korea: Administrative Divisions", Office of Strategic Services, 1945 .
  • "Map of Korea", Pyongyang: Map Publishing House of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1986 .
  • List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  • Rowlett, Russ (2007), "Lighthouses of Eastern North Korea", The Lighthouse Directory, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina .
  • "NK 52-11: Sōngjin", AMS Series L552, Washington: Army Map Service, 1954 , a topographical map of the area around Musu Point.

Coordinates: 40°01′31″N 128°18′35″E / 40.025375°N 128.309670°E / 40.025375; 128.309670

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