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Kumhodo Destination Guide

Delve into Kumhodo in South Korea

Kumhodo in the region of South Jeolla is located in South Korea - some 221 mi or ( 355 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kumhodo

Local time in Kumhodo is now 02:59 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Daejeon, Daegu, Seoul, Busan, and Pangch'uk. While being here, you might want to check out Daejeon . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Kumhodo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Apartment Tour

9:45 min by Kelsey Freeman
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A video tour of my apartment on Jindo Island, in South Korea. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Modo, Jindo

Modo Island is a small island in Jindo County, South Jeolla province, South Korea, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. It is located to the south-east of Jindo Island and is about 1.1 km long and 300 meters wide. The tide-related sea level variations result in a local phenomenon when a land pass 2.9 km long and 10–40 meters wide opens for an hour between Modo and Jindo islands. The event occurs approximately twice a year, around April-June.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.41 126.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of South Jeolla Province, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea, Jindo County

Jindo County

Jindo County (Jindo-gun) is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It consists of the island of Jindo and several smaller nearby islands. Jindo Bridge connects Jindo county with Haenam county. Together with Jindo Island, Jindo County contains an archipelago of about 230 small islands, of which only 45 are inhabited by 4,855 people. Women make up 52% of the total county population of 41,184. Most of the land is covered by forests (60%) and cultivated fields (30%).

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Located at 34.48 126.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Counties of South Jeolla Province, Jindo County

Jindo (island)

Jindo Island is the third largest island in South Korea. Together with a group of much smaller islands, it forms Jindo County. It is located in South Jeolla province, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. The island is separated from the mainland by the Myeongnyang Strait; however, this strait is now spanned by the South Korea's longest suspension bridge spanning 484 meters.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.48 126.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Geography of South Jeolla Province, Islands of South Korea, Islands of the Yellow Sea, Jindo County

Mihwangsa

Mihwangsa is a Buddhist temple on Dalmasan (Dharma Mountain), nicknamed ‘Geumgangsan (Diamond Mountain) of the Korean peninsula, Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Mihwangsa, considered to be the southern-most temple on the mainland, was established in 749 as a branch temple of Daeheungsa, the head temple of the 22nd district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.

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Located at 34.38 126.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in South Korea, Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order, Haenam

Uhangri Formation

The Uhangri Formation, located at the Uhangri Dinosaur Fossil Site, is a geological formation from which fossil pterosaur tracks have been recovered near Haenam-eup, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.

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Located at 34.59 126.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cretaceous paleontological sites of Asia, Haenam