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Namiseom. Namiseom or Nami Island ( Korean: 남이섬) is a half-moon shaped river island located in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea, formed as the land around it was inundated by the rising water of the North Han River as the result of the construction of Cheongpyeong Dam in 1944. [ 1 ]
Petite France, Gapyeong. Petite France (쁘띠프랑스) is a French-style theme park that was constructed in July 2008 in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. [1] It consists of a theme park themed on the novel The Little Prince, a memorial to Saint-Exupéry, a gallery, an exhibition of French houses, and various shops, and has various performances such as music box demonstrations, puppet theatre ...
The Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours, (Nami Concours), is an international competition held in Korea for children's book artists. [ 1] The biannual event is sponsored by Nami Island, Korea, and seeks to encourage artistic creativity and advance the quality of picture book illustrations worldwide. [ 2]
Île de la Cité, in Paris on the Seine River. Île aux Cygnes, in Paris on the Seine River. Île aux Dames, on the Seine River. Île de la Jatte, on the Seine River. Île de Reuilly. Île-Saint-Denis, on the Seine River. Île Saint-Germain, on the Seine River. Île Saint-Louis, in Paris on the Seine River. Île Seguin, on the Seine River.
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Jeju is a volcanic island, dominated by Hallasan: a volcano 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island measures approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) across, east to west, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) from north to south. [19] The island also has around 360 oreum: small extinct volcanoes or parasitic cones. [20]
Nami Island is home to the Naminara Republic, a self-declared micronation described as "a tourist destination that advocates the concept of a nation." [ 38 ] On 20 July 2018, a retired M48 Patton tank was received from the Republic of Korea Armed Forces .
South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae Korean: 서해; Hanja: 西海; in South Korea, literally means west sea), to the south is the East China Sea, and to the east is the Sea of Japan (called Donghae Korean: 동해; Hanja: 東海; in South Korea, literally means east sea).