Extreme points of South Korea

The following lists include extreme and significant points of the geography of South Korea.

Main article: Geography of South Korea

Overall
Extreme Point Location Village, Township City / County Province /

Metropolitan City

 Coordinates Note
Northernmost point [1] The north point of the North-South Korea border in Daegang-ri Daegang-ri,
Hyeonnae-myeon		 County of Goseong Province of Gangwon 38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E
Southernmost point (undisputed) [1] Marado Island Daejeong-eup City of Seogwipo Province of Jeju 33°6′37″N 126°15′42″E
Southernmost point (disputed) Ieodo N/A City of Seogwipo Province of Jeju 32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E It is known internationally as "Socotra Rock".
Easternmost point (disputed) [1] Dokdo Islets Dokdo-ri,

Ulleung-eup

 County of Ulleung Province of North Gyeongsang 37°14′27″N 131°52′20″E While the ownership of the territory is contested by Japan, the islet currently belongs to South Korea.
Easternmost point (undisputed) Jukdo Island Jeodong-ri,

Ulleung-eup

 County of Ulleung Province of North Gyeongsang 37°31′50.7″N 130°56′25.4″E
Westernmost point [1] Baengnyeongdo Island Baengnyeong-myeon County of Ongjin Metropolitan City of Incheon 37°57′29″N 124°36′42″E

Mainland Peninsula

The list below is the extreme points within South Korean mainland, which excludes all the island territories.

Extreme Point Location Village, Township City / County Province /

Metropolitan City

 Coordinates Note
Northernmost point [2] The north point of the North-South Korea border in Daegang-ri Daegang-ri,
Hyeonnae-myeon		 County of Goseong Province of Gangwon 38°36′40″N 128°21′51″E Same as the overall northernmost point.
Southernmost point [2] Ttangkkeut Songho-ri,

Songji-myeon

 County of Haenam Province of South Jeolla 34°17′32″N 126°31′28″E
Easternmost point [2] East point of Seokbyung-ri Seokbyung-ri, Guryongpo-eup City of Pohang Province of North Gyeongsang 36°1′0″N 129°35′5″E
Westernmost point [2] West point of

Mohang-ri

 Sowon-myeon County of Taean Province of South Chungcheong 36°46′22″N 126°06′42″E

See also

References
  1. 2006 Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Report Archived 2015-10-21 at Archive.today. South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Retrieved 20 October 2015
  2. Extreme Points of Republic of Korea (in Korean). National Geographic Information Institute. Retrieved 20 October 2015
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