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Chunghung Destination Guide

Delve into Chunghung in South Korea

Chunghung in the region of South Jeolla is a city in South Korea - some 197 mi or ( 318 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital .

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Current time in Chunghung is now 02:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Yongso-ri, Yokchi, Suji-ri, Wau-dong, and Tunjang. While being here, make sure to check out Yongso-ri . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Chunghung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Sinan County, South Jeolla

Sinan County (Sinan-gun) is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The county consists of 111 inhabited islands and 719 uninhabited islands. The number of islands in this county accounts for 25% of all islands in South Korea. Big islands among them are Anjwado (45.2㎢), Aphaedo (44.3㎢), Bigeumdo (43.1㎢), Dochodo (40.3㎢), Imjado (43.2㎢), Amtaedo (38.7㎢), Jeungdo (37.2㎢), Jangsando (24.3㎢), Haeuido (16.1㎢), and Heuksando (19.7㎢).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.83 126.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Counties of South Jeolla Province, Sinan, South Jeolla

Asiana Airlines Flight 733

Asiana Air Flight 733 (OZ733, AAR733) was an Asiana Airlines passenger flight between Seoul, South Korea and Mokpo that crashed into Mt. Ungeo at 800 feet on July 26, 1993. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-5L9 with registration number HL7229, failed to land twice in bad weather and crashed on the third attempt, causing the deaths of 66 passengers and 2 crew; there were 48 survivors.

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Located at 34.71 126.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Asiana Airlines accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993, Aviation accidents and incidents in South Korea

Hauido

Haui-do is an island off the South Korean coast in the Yellow Sea, part of Sinan County in Jeollanam-do province. Its name means 'a lotus floating on water' and although it is an island by name, it actually comprises 56 separate islands, only nine of which are inhabited. Approximately 57 kilometers to shore, it has an area of 14.46 km² and is home to more than 1,900 people. It was the birthplace of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung.

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Located at 34.60 126.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Geography of South Jeolla Province, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea, Sinan, South Jeolla