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The other inhabited island is Soyeonpyeongdo ("Small Yeonpyeong Island") with a small population and an area of 0.24 km 2 (0.093 sq mi). Several other small islands comprise the rest of the group. [1] The island group constitutes Yeonpyeong-myeon, a subdivision of Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea. Yeonpyeong Island is known for its crab ...
English: Map of the shelling of Yeonpyeong, language neutral version. Yeonpyeong Island; Baengnyeong Island; Daecheong Myeon; Jung-gu (Incheon Intl. Airport) Seoul; Incheon; A. Northern Limit Line (NLL, the border claimed by South Korea since 1953)
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Four of the islands, Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeong, Daecheong, and Socheong Islands, are very near the Northern Limit Line. They are close to the Ongjin Peninsula of South Hwanghae Province in North Korea, at a considerable distance from the nearest part of the South Korean mainland. These islands are popular destinations for tourism.
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A US Government map showing where a North Korean 12 nautical miles (22 km) territorial waters limit would be, when disregarding the north west UN Command islands, compared to the Northern Limit Line 1959 North Korean map of South Hwanghae Province showing a partial demarcation line close to the UNC islands, which South Korea argues shows North Korean acceptance of the NLL as a whole
The following day, three North Korean patrol boats and thirteen fishing boats belonging to the North Korean Navy (KPN) crossed the NLL 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) off Yeonpyeong. The South Korean Navy (ROKN) responded by sending five fast boats and four patrol ships in a bid to prevent the North Koreans from crossing the NLL.
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