Lunar Island
Lunar Island is an islet in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Lunar Island is situated nearby to the peak Maokui Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge and Dandong.
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge
Bridge
Photo: xue siyang (df45086), CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge, or China–North Korea Friendship Bridge, is a bridge across the Yalu or Amnok River on the China–North Korea border. It connects the cities of Dandong in China and Sinuiju of North Korea, by railway and roadway but pedestrians are not allowed to cross between either side. Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Lunar Island.
Dandong
Railway station
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Dandong railway station is a railway station located in Zhenxing District, Dandong, Liaoning, China. It is the terminus of the Shenyang–Dandong railway, the Dandong–Dalian intercity railway, and the Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway. Dandong is situated 4 km northeast of Lunar Island.
Sinuiju Chongnyon station
Railway station
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Sinuiju Chongnyon station, also known as Sinŭiju Ch'ŏngnyŏn station, is a railway station in Yŏkchŏn-dong, Sinŭiju-si, North P'yŏngan Province, North Korea. Sinuiju Chongnyon station is situated 4 km northeast of Lunar Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sinuiju and Dandong.
Sinuiju
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea which faces Dandong, Liaoning, China, across the international border of the Yalu River. It is the capital of North P'yŏngan province.
Dandong
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Dandong, is a city in Liaoning Province, China, right next to the North Korean border. The quiet riverside city is most famous for the pockmarked Yalu River Bridge spanning distressingly over the river.
Zhenzhu
Suburb
Zhenzhu Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Zhen'an District, Dandong, Liaoning, China. As of 2020, it administers the following four residential communities and one village:… Zhenzhu is situated 8 km northeast of Lunar Island.
Lunar Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: North Pyongan Province, North Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.0926° or 40° 5′ 33″ northLongitude
124.36117° or 124° 21′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8QG639V6+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 16379590OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lunar Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “月亮岛”
Notable Places Nearby
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