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The city of Yeosu consists of the Yeosu peninsula as well as 365 islands [1] (48 inhabited, 317 uninhabited). Being midway along the southern coast of South Korea, it is flanked by Namhae County in South Gyeongsang Province to the east with a natural waterway, and the Bay of Suncheon to the west and northwest, the city of Suncheon sprawling along its banks.
September 28–30, 1998 ― Typhoon Yanni brings a tremendous amount of rainfall that killed 50 people. July 27–28, 1999 ― Tropical Storm Neil affects South Korea. There were wind gusts of up to 95 km/h (60 mph) on Cheju Island and the peak rainfall reported from the storm was over 200 mm (8 inches). [ 10]
The Yeosu-Suncheon rebellion, also known as the Yeo-Sun incident (Yeo-Sun an abbreviation of Yeosu and Suncheon ), was a rebellion that began in October 1948 and mostly ended by November of the same year. However, pockets of resistance lasted through to 1957, almost 10 years later. It is often called a "rebellion incident", but it is used as a ...
Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu (앙부일구; 仰釜日晷) and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at ...
The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592 ( Korean : 임진왜란; Hanja : 壬辰倭亂 ), a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597 ( 정유재란; 丁酉再亂 ). The conflict ended in 1598 with the withdrawal of Japanese forces [ 1][ 20 ...
Yeosu: RKJY: RSU: Korea Airports Corporation: Yeosu Airport: Military/civil dual-use airports Busan: RKPK: PUS: Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Air Force: Gimhae International Airport: Cheongju: RKTU: CJJ: Korea Airports Corporation, Republic of Korea Air Force: Cheongju International Airport: Daegu: RKTN: TAE: Korea Airports ...
The Yeosu Maritime Cable Car ( Korean : 여수 해상케이블카) is an gondola lift in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The lift connects the Dolsan Park on the island Dolsando to Jasan Park on the mainland. [1] It is the first in South Korea to pass over water. [2] [3] It is the fourth maritime aerial lift in East Asia. [3]
South Korea has one time zone, Korea Standard Time (), which is abbreviated KST. [1] [2] South Korea currently does not observe daylight saving time.[3]From May 8 to October 9 in 1988, daylight saving time was tested to better accommodate the calendar of competitions held during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.