Sorokdo

Sorokdo (Sorok island) is an island in Goheung, Jeolla, South Korea.

Sorokdo

소록도
小鹿島
Korean transcription(s)
  Hangul소록도
  Hanja小鹿島
CountrySouth Korea
RegionJeolla
Area
  Total4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,169

"Sorok" means "small deer", which the island's coastline, viewed from above, is supposed to resemble.[1]

Travelling to Sorokdo

It takes five minutes to reach Sorokdo from Nokdong-hang (Nokdong harbor) in Goheung. As of 3 March 2009, Sorok-Daegyo (bridge) is open for traffic.

Leper Colony

Sorokdo is the site of a leper colony with a history of patient abuse including slave labor, forced sterilizations, and starvation, under both Japanese and Korean administration.[2][3]

References

  1. "Korean Leper Colony: Sorok Island". koreabridge.net. May 31, 2011.
  2. "Korean ex-leprosy patients return to island colony". The State. 2013-11-24. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. "Sorok Island: The last leper colony". The State. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2013-11-24.

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