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Discover Sandong in North Korea
Sandong in the region of P'yŏngan-bukto is a town located in North Korea - some 57 mi or ( 92 km ) North-West of Pyongyang , the country's capital .
Local time in Sandong is now 12:09 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Pyongyang " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Incheon, and Yongyon-burak. When in this area, you might want to check out Daejeon . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sandong ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Sinmido
Sinmido is the largest island in North Korea. It is situated in the scenic Pansong archipelago in the West Korea Bay. Its area is 52 km².
Located at 39.57 124.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
List of rocket launch sites
This article constitutes a list of rocket launch sites. Some of these sites are known as spaceports or cosmodromes. A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condenced lists under the tables.
Located at 39.66 124.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Kwangmyŏngsŏng program
The Kwangmyŏngsŏng programme is a class of experimental satellites developed by North Korea. The name Kwangmyŏngsŏng (광명성 is from a Chinese-language poem by Kim Il-sung. The first class of satellite built by Korea, the program started in the 1980s. There appear to have been four launch attempts.
Located at 39.66 124.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Kwaksan Station
Kwaksan Station is the central railway station for Kwaksan County, North Korea. It is located on the Pyongui Line, which was formed from part of the Gyeongui Line to accommodate the shift of the capital from Seoul to Pyongyang. It was originally opened by the Japanese as Kakusan Station.
Located at 39.68 125.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Kwaksan Airport
Kwaksan Airport is an airport in Pyongan-bukto, North Korea.
Located at 39.73 125.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.