Nojeokbong (Mokpo City)

Korea (South) / Chollanam / Mokpo / Mokpo City
Nojeokbong is a rocky mountain peak rising 60m above sea level.

During the Japanese invasion in 1592 Admiral Lee Sun-Sin had this peak covered with straw thatch so that it looked like a huge cache of food and stationed a small force of infantry to defend it.

Upon surveying the sight, the invading Japanese mistakenly over estimated the garrisoned force believing that the food cache to be enough to support a much larger force. So the Japanese abandoned their assault plans and fled. Afterwards, people called this peak Nojeokbong, meaning stack in English.
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Coordinates:   34°47'19"N   126°22'53"E
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