The cliffs
Above the sea.
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Ulleungdo is a Korean volcanic island about 120 km east of the Korean peninsula, in the sea Korea calls the East Sea. It is the top of a large volcano rising from the seabed, and its highest point, Seonginbong, reaches 984 metres. The island is 9.5 km long and about ten kilometres wide, home to more than ten thousand people, and a popular destination. It was once known in Europe as Dagelet Island. It is famous for dried squid hung on lines along the harbours, and for its towering cliffs and coastal roads. You see a steep green mountain island whose cliffs drop straight into a clear blue sea, and a small harbour full of colourful fishing boats between sharp rocks. Thin waterfalls run down forested valleys, a small white lighthouse stands on the rocks, and the houses of Dodong town crowd a narrow valley. Visitors reach it by ferry from Pohang or Gangneung in about three hours, and sailings may be cancelled in rough seas.
Above the sea.
Coloured boats.
In the valleys.
East Sea, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
By ferry from Pohang or Gangneung, about three hours.
Sometimes, in rough seas.