Hangul 맹골도 Revised Romanization Maenggoldo | Hanja 孟骨島 McCune–Reischauer Maenggolto | |
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Maenggoldo, or Maenggol Island, is an island in South Korea's Dadohaehaesang National Park, with an area of 1.73 square kilometres (0.67 sq mi; 173 ha). It is located at the western extremity of Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Maenggoldo-ri, Jodo-myeon. Maenggoldo and the neighboring island of Jukdo are the outermost inhabited islands of the Jodo Islands, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Seogeochado, and constitutes the south-western point of the waterway Maenggol Channel.
In April 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol capsized north of the nearby island Byeongpungdo, and sank off the coast of Donggeochado.
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