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mithridates

I've been looking at random at the map on my wall for small islands that look unique, then I try to find information and then write it up on the wiki. The smallest one I've found on the map so far has been this one:

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Chilbal-do
http://blog.naver.com/bandri25?Redirect=Log&logNo=29937988 <-- Blog post in Korean, the only info I found besides the Naver encyclopedia entry

And it looks like this for a total of 0.04 sq. km:

Apparently a few people started living there since 1905 to take care of the lighthouse but not anymore.

The smallest one I've been to so far has been Baengnyeong-do, which really isn't that small since it's almost the size of Ulleung-do and has about 6000 people on it. Islands you can reach by bridge probably shouldn't count though unless you went there before it was built.

You know what, an island tour all around the west sea would be a much better tour to promote to non-Koreans than silly restored temples in the city. Islands are dope.

ipsofacto · Joined: 26 Feb 2007

Dunno about the smallest, but the weirdest one I've been to is this place called Great Britain ...

Gwangjuboy · Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England

I've been to Beogil-do which is about 30 minutes from Ddangkkeut by boat. That island was very small.

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

I was stuck on this tropical island for few months that had rampaging polar bears, a mystical homicidal black smoke and a group of mysterious others whose only purpose seemed to be to antogonize and hurt those on my beach.

Roch · Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul

VirginIslander · Joined: 24 May 2006 Location: Busan

Plum Island in the Long Island Sound.

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

Gwangjuboy · Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Location: England

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mithridates · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject:

Okay, that's one island so far - maybe I should have clarified that I meant inside Korea. I've seen info on Bogil-do before.

Are people allowed to rent boats for a few days? Shinan is pretty much all islands:

Here's an article on a nude photo contest they have down there too (only first photo is work safe):

http://www.breaknews.com/new/sub_read.html?uid=40385&section=section1

venus · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: Near Seoul

I've been to a tiny Island near Yeosu train station called 'Odong-do.'

You can walk the whole curcumference in about an hour or less.

It's actually really beautiful though. In spring it's covered in bright red camelias everywhere.

There are stunning rugged cliffs to explore on one side of the island with weird shaped rocks (the most famous is called Dragon's head rock) and cool caves to check out and the interior hosts gorgeous bamboo groves which look spectacular when the sun penetrates thorugh.

I don't think anyone lives there but they have lots of food tents and stage performances depicting the islands myth which is along the lines that a fisherman and his wife were the first inhabitants of the island. One day he had to travel far to find food for them and never returned. his wife died from grief and the spot where she was buried is the same spot that the first camelia tree on the island sprung from after she was buried there...

Worth spending a day there if you're nearby. The sea is an amazing deep blue colour, the people there organising events are ever so friendly and the sea food is fantastic... great atmoshere, one of the best places I've been to to be honest.

kinghendrick · Joined: 01 Mar 2007

Boldt Island is pretty cool.. its one of the 1000 islands in the st. lawrence river.. it has a castle on it that the guy was building for his wife.. then she died so he quit.. he started in like 1910 so its a little late for castles Smile