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Liancourt Rocks

Liancourt Rocks proper noun: a group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea.

Proper noun

Liancourt Rocks

  1. A group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea.
    • From May to July 1856, H.M.S. Hornet had little or no current either in this sea or in Korea strait; but in the latter end of July and the month of August it ran strong to the N.E., on one occasion as much as 48 miles in twenty-four hours; it, however, gradually decreased as the vessel proceeded to...[1873, “General Remarks.—Climate, Prevailing Winds and Weather, Fogs, Storms, Gales, Typhoons, and Currents; and Remarks on Making Passages.”, in Frederick W. Jarrad, compiler, The China Sea...
    • Liancourt Rocks/Dokdo Islands
    • The Liancourt Rocks, or Takeshima (たけしま) in Japanese and Dokdo (독도) in Korean, include two rocky islands and a group of smaller rocks. Both South Korea and Japan claim the islands. They were managed by Japan up to 1945 and by South Korea after 1953.2013 April 11, Rodion Ebbighausen, “A guide to names of islands in the South and East China Seas”, in EFE, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2015, Conflict

Examples of Liancourt Rocks in a sentence

  • These currents were evidently much influenced by the wind, for on one occasion, in the vicinity of the Liancourt rocks, she was set 1½ miles an hour to the S.E.[1873, “General Remarks.—Climate, Prevailing Winds and Weather, Fogs, Storms, Gales, Typhoons, and Currents; and Remarks on Making...
  • Elsewhere in the region, South Korea's foreign ministry hit back at the report because it reiterated Japan's claim over the disputed Liancourt Rocks, which are administered by Seoul.2022 July 22, “Japan defense report warns Russia's war could set a precedent in Taiwan”, in DW News, archived from the original on 22 Jul...

Origin of Liancourt Rocks

From the name of the French whaling ship Le Liancourt that nearly wrecked on the rocks in 1849.

Questions about Liancourt Rocks

What does Liancourt Rocks mean?
Liancourt Rocks means a group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea.
How do you use Liancourt Rocks in a sentence?
These currents were evidently much influenced by the wind, for on one occasion, in the vicinity of the Liancourt rocks, she was set 1½ miles an hour to the S.E.
What part of speech is Liancourt Rocks?
Liancourt Rocks is a proper noun.

Words near Liancourt Rocks in the dictionary

  1. Lian
  2. liana
  3. lianaed
  4. lianas
  5. Liancourt
  6. Liancourt Rocks
  7. liandratite
  8. liane
  9. lianes
  10. liang
  11. Liang-tzu-hu

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