Heuksando (original) (raw)
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Place in South Korea
| Heuksando | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 흑산도 |
| • Hanja | 黑山島 |
| • Revised Romanization | Heuksando |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Hŭksando |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,133 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Heuksando (Korean: 흑산도) is an island in the Yellow Sea located off 97.2 km from the southwest coast of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It covers an area of 19.7 km2 and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산/門岩山 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉/깃대峰 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉/仙遊峰 300m), Sangnasan (상라산/象羅山 227m). It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea since 1969. The island's 19.7 km2 are home to about 3,133 people.[1]
| Climate data for Heuksando, Sinan (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.5(61.7) | 22.0(71.6) | 23.3(73.9) | 25.7(78.3) | 28.8(83.8) | 30.1(86.2) | 32.8(91.0) | 34.9(94.8) | 35.1(95.2) | 28.0(82.4) | 22.6(72.7) | 18.5(65.3) | 34.9(94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5(41.9) | 6.5(43.7) | 9.9(49.8) | 14.5(58.1) | 19.1(66.4) | 22.8(73.0) | 25.9(78.6) | 27.9(82.2) | 24.1(75.4) | 19.4(66.9) | 14.0(57.2) | 8.2(46.8) | 16.5(61.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4(38.1) | 3.8(38.8) | 6.5(43.7) | 10.7(51.3) | 15.2(59.4) | 19.2(66.6) | 22.9(73.2) | 24.7(76.5) | 21.3(70.3) | 16.9(62.4) | 11.5(52.7) | 5.9(42.6) | 13.5(56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5(34.7) | 1.8(35.2) | 3.9(39.0) | 7.8(46.0) | 12.3(54.1) | 16.6(61.9) | 20.6(69.1) | 22.5(72.5) | 19.4(66.9) | 15.1(59.2) | 9.5(49.1) | 3.9(39.0) | 11.2(52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.7(16.3) | −5.9(21.4) | −3.9(25.0) | 0.6(33.1) | 6.3(43.3) | 11.1(52.0) | 15.6(60.1) | 17.5(63.5) | 14.8(58.6) | 4.6(40.3) | −0.2(31.6) | −4.8(23.4) | −8.7(16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.0(0.91) | 32.8(1.29) | 50.8(2.00) | 88.8(3.50) | 96.7(3.81) | 157.5(6.20) | 208.1(8.19) | 211.2(8.31) | 120.5(4.74) | 58.7(2.31) | 46.1(1.81) | 33.1(1.30) | 1,127.3(44.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 109.9 |
| Average snowy days | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 24.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69.3 | 71.1 | 73.3 | 77.3 | 81.2 | 88.3 | 92.9 | 89.3 | 84.4 | 75.2 | 71.5 | 68.9 | 78.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.9 | 140.6 | 199.9 | 205.2 | 200.3 | 158.5 | 118.3 | 187.1 | 185.1 | 204.0 | 147.1 | 109.0 | 1,959 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30.7 | 44.9 | 50.3 | 51.4 | 44.1 | 35.6 | 26.0 | 45.2 | 48.4 | 58.1 | 47.7 | 35.2 | 42.9 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4] |
- ^ 흑산도 黑山島 (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. Retrieved 2008-05-05.[_permanent dead link_]
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- (in Korean) www.heuksando.com
34°40′15″N 125°25′12″E / 34.6707°N 125.42°E / 34.6707; 125.42