by 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 (Daehan Minguk in Korean), 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 Taean County in central Chungcheongnam (Chungnam, South Chungcheong) province on South Korea's west coast. Taean has a very scenic coast facing west on the West Sea (Yellow Sea), with a number of high islands scattered offshore. Much of the coastal region is included in the Taean Haean National Park. 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). In Taean the lights are maintained by the Daesan Regional Oceans and Fisheries Administration. In Korean, the word for a lighthouse is deungdae (등대); dan is a cape, do is an island, and hang is a harbor . 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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![]() Geomeunyeo Light, Geunheung Daesan Regional Oceans and Fisheries Administration photo |
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![]() Gyeongnyeolbido Light, April 2011 ex-Daum.net Creative Commons photo |
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![]() Hwachangyeo Light, Sowon,August 2011 ex-Panoramio photo copyright plumgarden; used by permission |
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![]() Ando Light, Wonbung, 2012 Daesan Regional Oceans and Fisheries Administration photo |
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Adjoining pages: North: Dangjin and Pyeongtaek | South: Boryeong Area
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Posted February 4, 2008. Checked and revised June 23, 2024. Lighthouses: 47. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.