Wihwa Island

Wihwa Island is a in the Yalu River, lying on the border between and . It is now under the effective jurisdiction of , due to ethnic Koreans living on the island at the time of the 1962 border treaty.
Wikipedia
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  • Land-tied island
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • Description: island of North Korea
  • Also known as
    “Wiha-do”
    “Wihwado”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uiju Airport.

Aerodrome
Uiju Airfield is an in , Pyongan-bukto, . is situated 3 km east of Wihwa Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zhenzhu and Dandong.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict in , , , China. is situated 4½ km west of Wihwa Island.

Photo: kevinforgard, CC BY 2.0.
, is a city in Province, , right next to the border.

Village
is a village located in Uiju, , . is situated 9 km northeast of Wihwa Island.

Wihwa Island

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Latitude
40.1564° or 40° 9′ 23″ north
Longitude
124.46684° or 124° 28′ 1″ east
Open location code
8QG65F48+HP
Geo­Names ID
2039459
Wiki­data ID
Q706605

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Wihwa Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “威化岛”
  • Chinese: “威化島”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Wihwa”
  • Japanese: “威化島”
  • Korean: “위하도”
  • Korean: “위화도”
  • Literary Chinese: “威化島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wihwa-do”
  • Norwegian: “Wihwa-do”
  • Spanish: “Isla Wihwa”
  • Tagalog: “Pulo ng Wihwa”
  • Vietnamese: “Wihwa”
  • Yue Chinese: “威化島”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sangdal-li and Pidong-ni.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ch’usang-do and Puksang-do.

North Korea: Highlights

Notable places include Pyongyang and Baekdu Mountains.

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