Hauido Explained

Hangul:	하의도
Rr:	Hauido
Mr:	Haŭido

Hauido is an island off the South Korean coast in the Yellow Sea, part of Sinan County in South Jeolla Province. Its name means 'a lotus floating on water' and although it is an island by name, it actually comprises 56 separate islands, only nine of which are inhabited.^[1] Approximately 57 kilometers to shore, it has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people.^[2] It was the birthplace of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung.^[3]

See also

• Islands of South Korea

References

34.5994°N 126.0375°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures . 9784431877998. Hong. Sun-Kee. Wu. Jianguo. Kim. Jae-Eun. Nakagoshi. Nobukazu. 25 December 2010. on Google Books
2. Web site: 하의도.
3. Web site: Join Tokyo | Tokyo Development Learning Center. 2012-10-02. 2012-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322185243/http://www.jointokyo.org/files/cms/news/pdf/Biography_of_Kim_Dae_Jung.pdf. dead.