Turu Island

Turu Island is a large island in the Taedong River in , North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the smaller Ssuk Island to its east. Since 1983 both islands have been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: island in North Korea
  • Also known as
    “Duruseom”
    “Turo-do”
    “Turu”
    “Turu-do”
    “Turu-som”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sosan Football Stadium and Ryanggang Hotel.
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is a sports venue.

Turu Island

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Latitude
38.99276° or 38° 59′ 34″ north
Longitude
125.68932° or 125° 41′ 22″ east
Open location code
8QC7XMVQ+4P
Geo­Names ID
1867508
Wiki­data ID
Q5047734

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turu Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Turu-sŏm”
  • Chinese: “豆老島”
  • French: “île Turu”
  • French: “îlot Turu”
  • German: “Turu”
  • Japanese: “トゥル島”
  • Korean: “두루섬”
  • Low German: “Turu”
  • Swedish: “Turu-sŏm”

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Localities in the Area

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