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Touring Umji-gol in South Korea
Umji-gol in the region of Gangwon is a city located in South Korea - some 101 mi or ( 162 km ) East of Seoul , the country's capital city .
Time in Umji-gol is now 10:03 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Joumpo-ri, Yangyang, Tangsan-dong, Daejeon, and Susal-li. Being here already, consider visiting Joumpo-ri . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Umji-gol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Field Trip With First Graders
I went on a field trip with my first grade students (grade 7). We went to a peach farm to make some peach preserves, go snail fishing, and then go sight-seeing on a tractor. Doing Korea ESL: www.scroo ..
Korea, Jumun-jin, Gangnenung city, 韓国江原道江陵市注文津漁港
On 1 May 2011, I measured radioactivity at Jumun-jin port of Gangnenung city, Gangwon-do province of Korea The monitor did not shows alarm-high level figures there. (0.11 micro Sievert per hour on fis ..
38th Parallel Diving
This was the first dive of 2012 at the 38th Parallel in Yangyang, South Korea. Myself, Allen (from Aquatic Frontier) and Luis decided to bring in the new year with a fun dive. Sarah stay on land for b ..
Diving with Aquatic Frontier in South Korea
The 2011 Columbus Day diving weekend with Aquatic Frontier in South Korea. We had perfect ocean conditions for the East Coast of Korea and we were able to do several types of dives around the Gangneun ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Yangyang International Airport
Yangyang International Airport is a small international airport in northeastern South Korea. It is located in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province and was built to serve the nearby areas of Sokcho, Gangneung and Pyeongchang. The airport replaced Gangneung and Sokcho airports. Since 2008, the airport has had no scheduled flights, although there are occasional charters to China, Japan, and Taiwan. China Eastern and China Southern formerly served this airport.
Located at 38.06 128.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Yangyang County
Yangyang County (Yangyang-gun) is a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The county is located in the northeast of the country in Gangwon-do. Its population is about 31,000 (2004). The Yangyang area is well known for its pine mushrooms (song-i), its fish—particularly salmon—and its sunrises. In 2002, Yangyang opened its own airport, serving Busan and two cities in China. The airport also served Gangneung to the south and Sokcho to the north.
Located at 38.07 128.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station
The Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station uses the water of the Namdae-Chun River to operate a 1,000 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power scheme, about 10 km west of Yangyang in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The lower reservoir is created by the Yangyang Dam on the Namdae and the upper reservoir by the Inje Dam is located 937 m above the power plant. Construction on the power plant began in 1996 and it was completed and dedicated on September 13, 2006.
Located at 38.02 128.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Union Hockey Centre
Union Hockey Centre (유니온 아이스하키 경기장) is a future temporary indoor ice arena which will be built for the 2018 Winter Olympics. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It will be the one of the two venues for ice hockey and will be the venue for the hockey finals. The seating capacity is 10,000. The cost of construction for the Olympics is 73 million USD . Construction should start in September 2013 and be completed in September 2016.
Located at 37.78 128.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink
Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink (강릉 실내 빙상경기장) is an indoor ice arena which will be used for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was opened in 1998. It is located in the coastal city of Gangneung. It will be the venue for curling and wheelchair curling. The seating capacity is 3,500. It is the only Olympic venue in Gangneung which existed prior to the election of PyeongChang as host city of the 2018 Winter Games.
Located at 37.77 128.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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