Ssuksom

Ssuksom is a small island in the Taedong River in , North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the larger to its west. Since 1983 it has been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge.
  • Type: Land-tied island
  • Description: Island in Pyongyang, North Korea
  • Also known as: Pongnae-do”, “Ssuk Islet”, “Ssuk-som”, and “Ssukseom

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pyongyang Sci-Tech Complex and Potonggang Organic Compound Fertilizer Factory.

Community center
The DPRK Sci-Tech Complex is a science and technology centre housed in a large atom-shaped building located on Ssuk Island in , accessed by the Chungsong Bridge.

The Pot'onggang Organic Compound Fertiliser Factory, located in Chŏngpy'ŏng-dong, , , , was opened in 2012 to produce organic fertiliser making use of sediments and fly ash from an adjacent sewage treatment plant and sludge from the Pot'ong River.

Residential building
Mirae Scientists Street Unha Tower or Galaxy Tower is a futuristic 53-story building in . It is the tallest of the towers on Mirae Scientists Street, and is considered to be the most eye-catching.

Ssuksom

Latitude
38.98915° or 38° 59′ 21″ north
Longitude
125.7112° or 125° 42′ 40″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8QC7XPQ6+MF
Geo­Names ID
6363654
Wiki­data ID
Q26719068
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ssuksom” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Ssuk-sŏm (pulo sa Amihanang Korea, Pyongyang)
  • Cebuano: Ssuk-sŏm
  • Chinese: 肅島
  • French: île Ssuk
  • French: ilot Ssuk
  • French: îlot Ssuk
  • French: Îlot Ssuk
  • German: Ssuk
  • Japanese: スク島
  • Korean: 봉내도
  • Korean: 봉래도
  • Korean: 쑥섬
  • Low German: Ssuk
  • Swedish: Ssuk-sŏm

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