Wolp'o-ri

Places in this region

Image of Liancourt Rocks located in Wolp'o-ri, South Korea | Eastern Island and Western Island, the two largest and most important islands of the Liancourt Rocks. (Wikimedia Commons)
Wolp'o-ri, South Korea

Liancourt Rocks

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by only an octopus fisherman and his wife

The Liancourt Rocks (known in Korea as Dokdo - "Solitary Island" - and in Japan as "Takeshima" - Bamboo Island) are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) administered by South Korea.... »

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