For most of its history Korea was an independent kingdom or at least an autonomous kingdom under Chinese influence. This came to an end in 1910 when Japan annexed all of Korea. At the end of World War II in 1945 the 38° parallel was established as the dividing line between U.S. and Soviet zones of occupation, and in 1948 separate civil administrations were established in the two halves of the country. The Korean War (1950-53) ended in a draw, with the armistice line falling close to the prewar 38° line. The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called South Korea, occupies the Korean peninsula south of the armistice line. South Korea is divided into nine provinces and eight province-level cities; the provinces are subdivided into counties and cities. This page covers lighthouses of the Mokpo area in Jeollanam Province, located on South Korea's southwest coast in the region formerly known as Jeolla or Cholla. This area includes Haenam County, Mokpo City, and the counties of Muan and Yeonggwang north of Mokpo. In 2000 South Korea adopted a Revised Romanization System to replace systems formerly used in the West. In the Revised System, the word for a lighthouse is deungdae (등대); dan (formerly tan) is a cape, seom (som) or do (to) is an island, am or amseog is a rock, man is a bay, and hang is a harbor. Some place names may be more familiar to Westerners in the spellings of older systems. Navigational aids in the ROK are regulated by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF). Lighthouses in Sinan are maintained by the Mokpo Regional Maritime Affairs and Port Authority. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. KR numbers, where available, are from the Korean light list. Admiralty numbers are from volume M of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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Haenam County Lighthouses
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![]() Imhado Light, Munnae, June 2012 ex-Daum.net Creative Commons photo by balgurac |
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Mokpo City Lighthouses
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![]() Monghado Light, Mokpo Port of Mokpo photo (no longer online) |
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Muan County Lighthouses
Yeonggwang County Lighthouses
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Information available on lost lighthouses: Notable faux lighthouses:
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![]() Beopseong Light, Hongnong, August 2006 ex-Daum.net Creative Commons photo by rest-of-life |
Adjoining pages: North: Buan County | West: Northern Sinan Islands | Southwest: Central Sinan Islands | South: Jindo
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Posted January 9, 2008. Lighthouses: 48. Checked and revised April 24, 2024. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil