Hwanggumpyong Island

Hwanggumpyong, formerly called Hwanggumpyong Island, is a free-trade zone bordering . The area used to be a tidal island in the Yalu River.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
  • Description: island in North Korea
  • Also known as
    “Hwanch’op’yŏng”
    “Hwangch’op’yŏng”
    “Hwangchopyeong”
    “hwangchopyong island”
    “Kōsō-hyō”
    “Kōsōhei”
    “Norangch’o”

Hwanggumpyong Island

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Latitude
39.95° or 39° 57′ north
Longitude
124.33333° or 124° 20′ east
Open location code
8QF6W8XM+X8
Geo­Names ID
1876901
Wiki­data ID
Q706910

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Hwanggumpyong Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “黃草坪”
  • Chinese: “黃金坪”
  • Chinese: “黄金坪”
  • Chinese: “黄金坪岛”
  • German: “Hwanggŭmp’yŏng”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Χουανγκουμπιόνγκ”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Χουάνγκουμπιονγκ”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Hwanggumpyong”
  • Japanese: “黄金坪”
  • Korean: “노랑초”
  • Korean: “황금평”
  • Korean: “황초평”
  • Literary Chinese: “黃金坪島”
  • Spanish: “Isla Hwanggumpyong”
  • Vietnamese: “Hwanggumpyong”
  • Yue Chinese: “黃金坪島”

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