Taksom
Taksom is an island in South Hwanghae, North Korea. Taksom is situated near the town Bupo Labor District.- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Chŏ-do”, “Cho-tō”, “Daksemi”, “Dakseom”, “Dotseom”, “Jeodo”, “Kei To”, “Tak-som”, “Tak-sŏm”, “Taksemi”, “Taku Somu”, “Tos-sŏm”, and “닥세미”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: South Hwanghae, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.81569° or 37° 48′ 57″ north
Longitude
125.65688° or 125° 39′ 25″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8Q97RM84+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Korean—“Taksom” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة داك”
- Chinese: “楮島”
- Korean: “닥섬”
- Korean: “닭섬”
- Korean: “돗섬”
- Korean: “저도”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bupo Labor District and Silleung-ri.
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Highlights: Sikdaesan and Bupo.
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