Jindo Island

English

Etymology

From Korean 진도(珍島) (jindo).

Proper noun

Jindo Island

  1. The third-largest island of South Korea.
    • 2014 April 17, Choe Sang-Hun, Su-Hyun Lee, Jiha Ham, “Survivors of Korean Ferry Recall a Sharp Turn, Then Chaos”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 April 2024, Asia Pacific‎[2]:
      Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken Sewol ferry waited for new information on Thursday at a gymnasium on Jindo Island in South Korea.
    • [2020 [2015], Zhigang Fang [方志刚], Jingyi Cao, Yong Guan, “Service Environment of Aluminum Alloy Vessel”, in Corrosion Control Technologies for Aluminum Alloy Vessel [铝合金舰艇腐蚀控制技术]‎[3], →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:
      The Yellow Sea is bordered on Liaodong Peninsula in the north and adjacent to the west bank of the Korean Peninsula. The line from Zhendao Island in the south end of the Korean Peninsula to the southwestern corner of Jizhou Island is its eastern boundary. In the northwest, it is connected to the Bohai Sea via Bohai Strait.]

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