Gwangalli Beach
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Gwangalli Beach is a beach in Busan
, South Korea
. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong, Suyeong-gu
, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs.
Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.
The beach is near to the Busan Yachting Center
used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympic
.
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. It is located at Gwangan 2(i)-dong, Suyeong-gu
Suyeong-gu
Suyeong-gu is a gu in central Busan Metropolitan City, the Republic of Korea. It has a population density of about .Suyeong-gu was created in 1995 following its separation from Nam-gu. It is border in the North-East by the Suyeonggang River...
, Busan Metropolitan City, west of Haeundae Beach. It sits inside a cove spanned by the Gwangan Bridge and covers 82,000 square meters over a length of 1.4km and a width of 25 to 110 metres, in a curved in a half-moon shape with fine sand. Adjacent are alleys with restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs.
Because of its popularity, city officials are pushing for improving water quality around the beaches.
The beach is near to the Busan Yachting Center
Busan Yachting Center
The Busan Yachting Center was a yachting center constructed in Busan, South Korea. Constructed between June 1983 and May 1986 after receiving permission from the Busan Port Authority in early 1982, the venue hosted the sailing competitions for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Reference:* Volume...
used for the sailing events of the 1988 Summer Olympic
Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
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Events
- Busan Marine Sports 2008: with beach volley ball, canoe and boating.
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