- Ttangkkeut
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Ttangkkeut Korean name Hangul 땅끝 / 토말 Hanja none / 土末 Revised Romanization Ddangkkeut / Tomal McCune–Reischauer Ttangkkeut / T'omal Ttangkkeut or Ddangkkeut, located at Songho-ri (송호리 松湖里), Songji-myeon (송지면 松旨面), Haenam County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, is the southernmost area of the Korean peninsula.[1] It is also called Tomal, all of which mean "the edge of the land" in Korean.[2][3]
Ttangkkeut Village (Ttangkkeut maeul, 땅끝마을) lies in the area where Galdusan, a small mountain stands.[4]
Wando Islands, also favorite tourist zone, are located less than an hour's drive from Ttangkkeut village.[5]
Local attractions
References
- ^ "Trip to Ttangkkeut" (in English). Haenam County official website. http://eng.haenam.go.kr/home/eng/tourism/Ttangkkeut/. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Ddangkkeut - the Edge of Korean Land" (in English). Korea Times. 2007-12-27. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/05/144_16279.html. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "땅끝 Ttangkkeut 土末(토말)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=52977&contentno=52977. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "Ttangkkeut Hotel" (in English). Korea Tourism Organization. http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AC/AC_EN_4_8.jsp?cid=351488. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ A film set draws the crowds to Wando @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database, discover the South Korean cinema and drama diversity
External links
Categories:- South Korea geography stubs
- Jeollanam-do
- Visitor attractions in South Korea
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