Heuksando
| Heuksando | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 흑산도 |
| • Hanja | 黑山島 |
| • Revised Romanization | Heuksando |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Huksando |
 | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,133 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Heuksando 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㎢ and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉 300m), Sangrabong (상라봉 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
| Climate data for Heuksando (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.8 (46) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.9 (39) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.1 (0.87) |
33.2 (1.307) |
48.8 (1.921) |
81.2 (3.197) |
102.4 (4.031) |
174.7 (6.878) |
226.0 (8.898) |
197.1 (7.76) |
117.5 (4.626) |
45.4 (1.787) |
35.0 (1.378) |
23.9 (0.941) |
1,107.3 (43.594) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.1 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 112 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.7 | 70.6 | 72.7 | 76.5 | 80.9 | 86.7 | 92.0 | 88.2 | 82.6 | 73.1 | 68.8 | 67.5 | 77.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.3 | 138.5 | 186.5 | 201.4 | 191.2 | 154.2 | 114.7 | 188.1 | 180.3 | 203.8 | 148.5 | 108.0 | 1,911.7 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[2] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ 흑산도 黑山島 (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ↑ "평년값자료 (1981–2010) 흑산도 (169)". Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heuksando. |
- (Korean) www.heuksando.com
Coordinates: 34°40′15″N 125°25′12″E / 34.6707°N 125.42°E
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