Baengnyeong Island

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Baengnyeong Island

Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong) is an island in Ongjin County

Ongjin County, Incheon

Ongjin County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea ....
, Incheon

Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea

South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
located near the Northern Limit Line

Northern Limit Line

Northern Limit Line or North Limit Line is a disputed maritime demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea.It was unilaterally set by the United States-led United Nations military forces in August 1953 after the UN Military Command and North Korea failed to reach an agreement....
, which is the maritime demarcation between

Division of Korea

The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allies of World War II victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year Korea under Japanese rule....
North

North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula....
and South Korea. It lies at .

The meaning of its name is "white wing island", since the island resembles an Ibis

Ibis

The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long down curved bills, and usually feed as a group, probing mud for food items, usually crustaceans....
flying with the wings spread.

Numerous North Korean defectors have boated here to escape economic and political conditions in their homeland.

South Korean Natural Treasures #391–#393 are located on Baengnyeong Island.

gnyeong Island is the westermost point of South Korea.

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Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong) is an island in Ongjin County

Ongjin County, Incheon

Ongjin County is a Administrative divisions of South Korea in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. It consists of a group of islands in the Yellow Sea ....
, Incheon

Incheon

Incheon is a Special cities of Korea and a major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.Human settlement at the location goes back to the Neolithic....
, South Korea

South Korea

Northern Limit Line

Division of Korea

The division of Korea into North Korea and South Korea stems from the 1945 Allies of World War II victory in World War II, ending Japan's 35-year Korea under Japanese rule....
North

North Korea

Ibis

Overview

Baengnyeong Island is the westermost point of South Korea. Travel time by boat to the island from Incheon is about four hours.

Changsan Cape in Ryongyon

Ryongyon

Ryongyon is a county in western South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Its Yellow Sea coast is known for its natural beauty and as an important habitat for plants and birds....
, North Korea can be seen from Baengnyeong on clear days.

Environment

The Chinese egret

Chinese Egret

The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret, Egretta eulophotes, is a full-crested, white egret with yellow bill. It breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China, and then migrates south through Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia....
, which is considered to be one of the fifty rarest birds in the world, can be found here. Seals also make their homes on the beaches.

Religion

Owing to the geographical location, Christianity

Christianity in Korea

The practice of Christianity in Korea has a relatively short history, but after a difficult beginning it has seen significant growth and success....
went through Baengnyeong Island ahead of other Korean regions. After the Gabo Reform

Gabo Reform

The Gabo Reform describes a series of sweeping reforms introduced in Korea beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896, during the reign of Emperor Gojong of Korea, in response to the Donghak Rebellion....
, Kim Seong Jin, who was accustomed into the civilization and Enlightenment of the Western World

Western world

The term Western world, the West or the Occident can have multiple meanings dependent on its context . Accordingly, the basic definition of what constitutes "the West" varies, expanding and contracting over time, in relation to various historical circumstances....
, was exiled to this island, and the first church in Korea was established in 1896. There are ten churches in this small island at the present time.

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