Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong; Korean pronunciation:[pɛŋnjʌŋdo]) is a 45.8-square-kilometre (17.7 sq mi), 8.45-kilometre (5.25 mi) long and 12.56-kilometre (7.80 mi) wide island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea, located near the Northern Limit Line.[1] The 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement which ended the Korean War specified that the five islands including Baengnyeong Island would remain under United Nations Command and South Korean control. This agreement was signed by both North Korea and the United Nations Command.[2] Since then, it has served as a maritime demarcation between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea. It has a population of approximately 4,329.[3]
The meaning of its name is "white wing island", since the island resembles a flying ibis with its wings spread.[4]
Given its proximity to North Korea, it has served as a base for intelligence activity by South Korea.[citation needed] Numerous North Korean defectors have also boated here to escape economic and political conditions in their homeland. In the recent past there have been several naval skirmishes between the two countries in the area, and Kim Jong-Un threatened on 11 March 2013 to wipe it out.[5]
Natural monuments of South Korea #391–#393 are located on Baengnyeong Island.[clarification needed]
^Yŏnʼguwŏn, Hanʼguk Kukpang (1999). "Defense white paper". Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^"Text of the Korean War Armistice Agreement". FindLaw. 1953-07-27. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
^"Baengnyeong-do" Galbijim
^"네이버 :: 백과사전". Naveraccess-date=2006-05-16.
^[1] Archived January 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
illegal whaling targeting minke whales in the area. The climate of Baengnyeongdo is a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), with...
Yellow Sea), respectively. Major islands of the sea include Anmado, Baengnyeongdo, Daebudo, Deokjeokdo, Gageodo, Ganghwado, Hauido, Heuksando, Hongdo...
before 1945, and the adjacent offshore islands (the largest of which is Baengnyeongdo). As a result, the mainland portion reverted to North Korean control...
Hwanghae region (North Korea). Also in the Islands of Yeonpyeongdo, Baengnyeongdo and Daecheongdo in Ongjin County of Incheon. Some North Korean scholars...
(Yellow Sea) administered by Incheon, South Korea. They are Yeonpyeongdo, Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, Socheongdo and Soyeonpyeongdo. Their positions are much...
South Hwanghae Province in North Korea, as well as the islands of Baengnyeongdo, Yeonpyeongdo and Daecheongdo in Ongjin County in South Korea. It may...
company, creating an AH-1S Cobra unit under the 6th Marine Brigade in Baengnyeongdo, increasing size of artillery units in Yeonpyeong from company to battalion...
It is found in Korea, where it has been recorded from the island of Baengnyeongdo. The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale orange grey, speckled...
Climate data for Baengnyeongdo, Ongjin County, Incheon (2001–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec...
District 124°00′E 187 North Korea Pidansom 124°10′E 188 South Korea Baengnyeongdo Island, Incheon 124°39′E 189 Palau Tobi Island 131°07′26″E 190 Micronesia...
12 nautical miles (22 km). The five islands were Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, Socheongdo and U Island. However, U Island was actually...
military installations near the DMZ. Another North Korean drone crashes on Baengnyeongdo on March 31. October 10, 2014: North Korean forces fire anti-aircraft...
Shuangtaizi River near Panjin and Changxing Island near Dalian, and Baengnyeongdo sanctuary in the Korean exclusive economic zone. These seals have been...
chosen under the theme of the main venue. The prototype was taken from Baengnyeongdo. According to the organizers, the mascots were chosen to symbolise the...
Coasts and seas Throughout Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, and Korea Strait; large colony on Baengnyeongdo I: Least concern K: Vulnerable SK: Natural monument...
Retrieved November 3, 2019. Bae, Yang-Seop (2014). "Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with...
Bois Sec Refleuri, translated by HONG-TJYONG-OU, Ernest Leroux, 1895. Baengnyeongdo Korean folklore Rather than being characterized as "verses", perhaps...
propaganda leaflets to South Korea that threatened the annihilation of Baengnyeongdo Island. On 22 April 2014, South Korea reported that North Korea had...
kodamai. Stenolechia at funet Bae, Yang-Seop (2014). "Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with...
before 1945, and the adjacent offshore islands, including Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeongdo. Because of the conditions of the armistice, the mainland portion reverted...
contested by Japan, Dokdo currently belongs to South Korea. Westernmost Baengnyeongdo Baengnyeong-myeon Ongjin-gun Incheon 37°57′29″N 124°36′42″E / 37.95806°N...
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