Yeongheung Island

Yeongheungdo is an in the Yellow Sea, within the municipal borders of metropolitan city, in South Korea.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Korea
  • Also known as: “Reikō-tō”, “Yeongheungdo”, “Yŏnghŭng-do”, and “Yŏnghǔngdo”
  • Historically known as: “Yonghung Do”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yeongheung Power Station.

Power station
Yonghungdo Power Station is a large coal-fired power station on Yonghungdo Island near , South Korea, owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation. The plant is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the ninth most carbon dioxide in 2018, at 27 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.5 kg per kWh.

Yeongheung Island

Latitude
37.25611° or 37° 15′ 22″ north
Longitude
126.4651° or 126° 27′ 54″ east
Population
4,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8Q987F48+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196375741
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1832451
Wiki­data ID
Q626174
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Satellite Map

Discover Yeongheung Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Yeongheung Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Yunghung Do”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة يونغهونغ”
  • Cebuano: “Yunghung Do”
  • Chinese: “灵兴岛”
  • Chinese: “靈興島”
  • Dutch: “Yeongheungdo”
  • French: “Yeongheungdo”
  • Greek: “Γιόγχουνγκντο”
  • Indonesian: “Yunghung Do”
  • Japanese: “霊興島”
  • Korean: “영흥도”
  • Russian: “остров Йонхындо”
  • Spanish: “Isla Yeongheung”
  • Swedish: “Yeongheungdo”
  • Ukrainian: “острів Йонхиндо”
  • Urdu: “یونغینگدو”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Yeongheung”

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