Gatbawi
Gatbawi is a natural Sandstone and Tafoni formation found on the shore of Mokpo's east harbor, near the mouth of the Yeongsan River, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Rock formation in South Korea
- Also known as: “Mokpo Gatbawi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Haeyang Museum and Mokpo station.
National Haeyang Museum
Museum
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National Haeyang Museum is situated 350 metres west of Gatbawi.
Mokpo station
Railway station
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Mokpo station is a station on the Honam Line in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province. It is the westernmost railway station in South Korea. This station is the last stop on the Honam Line. Mokpo station is situated 3½ km west of Gatbawi.
Imseong-ri Station
Railway station
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Imseong-ri Station is a South Korean railway station on the Honam Line. Imseong-ri Station is situated 3½ km north of Gatbawi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namak-ri and Samhyang-eup.
Namak-ri
Village
Namak-ri is a village in the township of Samhyang-myeon in Muan County, South Jeolla province of South Korea. In 2005, Namak was made capital of the province following the upgrade of Gwangju to a metropolitan city. Namak-ri is situated 4½ km northeast of Gatbawi.
Samhyang-eup
Town
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Samhyang-eup is a town, which is situated 6 km north of Gatbawi.
Illo-eup
Town
Photo: G43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Illo-eup is a town, which is situated 9 km northeast of Gatbawi.
Gatbawi
- Categories: group of rocks and tourism
- Location: Sinheung-dong, Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.79194° or 34° 47′ 31″ northLongitude
126.42553° or 126° 25′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8Q68QCRG+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6330125491OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5526958
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In Other Languages
“Gatbawi” goes by many names.
- Korean: “목포 갓바위”
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