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Yujin Point

Coordinates: 40°40′38″N 129°18′06″E / 40.677330°N 129.301699°E / 40.677330; 129.301699
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Yujin Pt. is located in North Korea
Yujin Pt.
Yujin Pt.
Location of Yujin Point in North Korea.

Yujin Point[1] (Korean: 유진, 楡津, Yujin Dan, "Elm-Ferry Cape") is a North Korean headland in the middle of the country's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan. It forms the eastern side of Kimchaek Bay[2] (the former "Songjin" or "Plaksin Bay") in North Hamgyong's Kimchaek County.

Dangerous wrecks lie about half a mile (.8 km) SSW of the point.[2]

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Citations

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  1. ^ DPRK (1986).
  2. ^ a b Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 157: Coasts of Korea and China (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 75-76.

Bibliography

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  • "Map of Korea", Pyongyang: Map Publishing House of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1986.
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40°40′38″N 129°18′06″E / 40.677330°N 129.301699°E / 40.677330; 129.301699