Cyber Museum

  • Dokdo Overview
    • Administrative District
    • Composition & Size
    • Naming "Dokdo"
    • Natural Environment
    • Climate
    • Naming the "Dokdo"
  • Japan's Encroachment
    • Painful Past
    • Joseon's Territory
    • Japan's Unfounded Claims
    • Treasured Korean Habitat
    • Chronology of Japan's Encroachment
  • Dokdo in History
    • Three Kingdoms Period
    • Goryeo
    • Joseon(1400s~1700s)
    • Joseon(1800s~1910s)
  • Dokdo Heroes
    • Isabu
    • An Yong-bok
    • Yi Gyu-won
    • Hong Sun-chil
  • Dokdo Images
  • Northeast Asian History Foundation
  • NEWS LETTER
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Administrative District

Dokdo in the East Sea is unequivocally Korean

The beautiful islands of Dokdo are located in the easternmost part of Korea. The islands’ addresses cover street numbers 1 through 96, Dokdo-ri, Ulleung-eup, Ulleung-gun in the province of Gyeongsangbuk-do.

Dokdo comprises two main islands: Dongdo (East Island), and Seodo (West Island). Dongdo is at 37º 14′ 26.8″ N/ 131º 52′ 10.4″ E, and Seodo is at 37º 14′ 30.6″ N/ 131º 51′ 54.6″ E.




Location
Dokdo is 216.8 kilometers east of Jukbyeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and 87.4 kilometers southeast of the island of Ulleungdo.