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Pyeonghae is a South Korean town. It is administered as part of Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province.
Name
Pyeonghae's name means "Peaceful Sea(s)". It appears in 19th-century sources as "Pingai", "Pingai Harbor", and "Ping-hai Harbor".
Geography
Pyeonghae lies on the north bank of the Namdae (南大川, "Southern Great River"), about a mile inland from its confluence with the Sea of Japan on the eastern shore of the Korean Peninsula. Its harbor was formed by a conical island, which sheltered an anchorage in the Namdae estuary.
History
During the 19th century, Pyeonghae was reckoned one of the primary harbors on Korea's eastern shore.
Pyeonghae Village (Pyeonghae-ri) was officially promoted to town status on 1 December 1980.
See also
List of towns in South Korea
References
= Citations
== Bibliography
="Corea" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. VI (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, pp. 390–394.
"P'yonghae-Ri", Korea 1:50,000, Ser. L751, Washington: Army Map Service, 1945.
King, John W. (1861), The China Pilot: The Coasts of China, Korea, and Tartary..., London: J.D. Potter for the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pangeran Hyoryeong
- Gwandong Palgyeong
- Pyeonghae
- Uljin County
- Pyeonghae Hwang clan
- Pyeonghae O clan
- Hwang (surname)
- Pyeonghae Gu clan
- Grand Prince Hyoryeong
- Korean clans of foreign origin
- Kim Phyong-hae
- Hwang Pyong-so
