Kosŏng
Kosŏng is a locality in Kangwŏn-do, North Korea. Kosŏng is situated nearby to the locality Maengin-dong, as well as near Puksŏng-dong.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kosong station and Hotel Haegumgang.
Kosong station
Railway station
Kosŏng station is a railway station in Kosŏng-ŭp, Kosŏng county, Kangwŏn province, North Korea on the Kŭmgangsan Ch'ŏngnyŏn Line of the Korean State Railway.
Hotel Haegumgang
Hotel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hotel Haegumgang, originally the Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort, was the world's first floating hotel. Originally designed to exploit the tourism potential of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort opened on 9 March 1988 and was initially situated in the shallow John Brewer Reef, 70 kilometres northeast of Townsville. Hotel Haegumgang is situated 2½ km southeast of Kosŏng.
Kosŏng
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Changjŏn”, “Changjŏn-ni”, “Chōsen”, “Chosenri”, “Chōzen”, “Chyosen”, “Kōjō”, “Kosong”, “Kosŏng-ŭp”, and “Tyōsenri”
- Location: Kangwŏn-do, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.73893° or 38° 44′ 20″ northLongitude
128.18392° or 128° 11′ 2″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8QCCP5QM+HHGeoNames ID
1875609
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In Other Languages
“Kosŏng” goes by many names.
- Korean: “고성”
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