Tongyeong Undersea Tunnel Explained

The Tongyeong Undersea Tunnel is an undersea tunnel in South Korea that links the city of Tongyeong in Goseong County to island. The tunnel is 5 m wide by 3.5 m high and 483 m long, and is 13.5 m below the sea surface at high tide. Completed in 1932 when Korea was under Japanese rule, it was the first undersea tunnel in Asia.[1] Before the tunnel was built Mireukdo was a tidal island, accessible on foot at low tide.[2] Originally built for motor vehicles, the tunnel is now only used by pedestrians.

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34.8342°N 128.4101°W

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20151216070959/http://www.utour.go.kr/program/tourinfov2/outTourInfo.asp?cate=G00000&SType=Tou_Name&SString=%C7%D8%C0%FA%C5%CD%B3%CE&idx=161&page=1 Information of Tongyeong Undersea Tunnel
  2. Web site: 통영 해저터널 . Tongyeong Undersea Tunnel . . ko, en . 13 December 2021.