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Yeondo (연도) | island

Korea (South) / Chollanam / Yosu /
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Yeondo, or Yeon Island has an areao f 6.81 ㎢ with a shoreline of 35.6 kilometers.

According to oral tradition, the settlers came here by raft to escaped from a Three Kingdoms period exile.

On the south side of the island is a peak with a height of 231 meters. Mostly rocky coasts, except for sandy south coast. Average August temperature is 26°C, the average January temperature is 0.5°C wiyh annual precipitaion of about 1,365 ㎜.

More than half residents are engaged in agriculture, and most the rest in aquaculture. Agricultural products include rice, barley, beans, green beans and sweet potato. Aquacultural products include anchovies, flounder, filefish, bream, parrot fish, and octopus.

Yeondo is part of the Archipelago Marine National Park.
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Coordinates:   34°26'6"N   127°48'0"E
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This article was last modified 12 years ago