There are over 3,000 islands along the Korean coast, as three sides of the country are surrounded by the sea. Most of them are uninhabited islands. The government currently oversees 2,693 of these desolate islets.
Beginning in May, information about 2,421 of these unmanned islands will become available through the Web portal Naver (www.naver.com). On February 24, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that information about these deserted islands will now be open to the public.
For many years, uninhabited islands and rocks didn't grab much attention among the public, as they were located far from the mainland and people had little social or economic interaction with them. In light of this, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries began to investigate these islands in 2007 and by 2012 had established an integrated, comprehensive information system about them all.
This general information will be unveiled to the public. It will include the island's name and size and the distance between the mainland and the island in question. There are also data related to everything about the islands' ecology, including the environment, geology, geography and land and maritime plants & animals.
The remaining 270 uninhabited islands whose information is not being revealed at this time will be added to the list and will be available online in the latter half of the year.
Limb Jae-un
Photos: Jeon Han
Korea.net Staff Writer
jun2@korea.kr
Beginning in May, information about 2,421 of these unmanned islands will become available through the Web portal Naver (www.naver.com). On February 24, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced that information about these deserted islands will now be open to the public.
(Top) Bamseom Island, an uninhabited bar under the Seogang Bridge, in the middle of the Hangang River in Seoul, is now a habitat for migratory birds. (Bottom) A photo of Chaguido, a deserted rock, is taken from Gosan-ri on Jeju Island.
For many years, uninhabited islands and rocks didn't grab much attention among the public, as they were located far from the mainland and people had little social or economic interaction with them. In light of this, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries began to investigate these islands in 2007 and by 2012 had established an integrated, comprehensive information system about them all.
This general information will be unveiled to the public. It will include the island's name and size and the distance between the mainland and the island in question. There are also data related to everything about the islands' ecology, including the environment, geology, geography and land and maritime plants & animals.
The remaining 270 uninhabited islands whose information is not being revealed at this time will be added to the list and will be available online in the latter half of the year.
Limb Jae-un
Photos: Jeon Han
Korea.net Staff Writer
jun2@korea.kr
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