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Islands of Korea, Republic of (South)



Cheju do (Quelpart)    [1917]
   Group:
   Country: Korea, Republic of   Region: Yellow Sea
Lat: 33.42º N   Long : 126.50º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km   Altitude: 1500 m
Depth to nearest land: <100 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 35 km   group: 60 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 85 km    Isolation Index: 23
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Habitat: villages   Urban Pop:Urban Indicator: 0
  Accessibility: port
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 25%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 2032 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 2
Last updated: 31/07/90

Chin do     [1918]
   Group:
   Country: Korea, Republic of   Region: Yellow Sea
Lat: 34.46º N   Long : 126.27º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km   Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: < 25 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km   group: 2 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 2 km    Isolation Index: 4
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Major Human Activities: agriculture
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 25%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 2032 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
DATA RELIABILITY:    Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 2
Last updated: 31/07/90

Koje do     [1919]
   Group:
   Country: Korea, Republic of   Region: Korea Strait
Lat: 34.86º N   Long : 128.61º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km   Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: < 25 m   Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km   group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 1 km    Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:           
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
  Population: 0    Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 25%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 2032 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 2
Last updated: 31/07/90

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