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Musu Point

Musu Point proper noun: a cape in Hwadae, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, forming the northern end of the East Korea Bay.

musu point: a cape in Hwadae, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, forming the northern end of the East Korea...
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Proper noun

Musu Point

  1. A cape in Hwadae, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, forming the northern end of the East Korea Bay.
    • Near the North Korean coast, close to the Musu-dan Peninsula, the crew switched on the highly sensitive electronic intelligence installation, which weighed 2,700 lbs (6,000 kg).[1985 [1984], Dick van der Aart, “Electronic Spies for the Fleet”, in Sidney Woods, transl., Aerial Espionage: Secret Intelligence Flights by East and West, ARCO/Prentice Hall Press, →ISBN, →LCCN...
    • The January temperatures range from -20.0°C at the most isolated spot, Changjin (950 ft), to -16.7°C at Pung son, (1.150 ft), actually slightly higher in elevation but closer to the coast, to -7.6°C at Kolchu (127 ft), on the plain but not on the coast, to -4.6°C at Musu Point (76 ft), a lighthouse...1988, Shannon McCune, Views of the Geography of Korea, 1935-1960, →OCLC, page 128
    Synonyms:
    Musudan, Musu-dan, Musu Dan, Cape Boltin, Cape Bruat, Mong-pai-kot, Busui Tan

Synonyms of Musu Point

  • Musudan
  • Musu-dan
  • Musu Dan
  • Cape Boltin
  • Cape Bruat
  • Mong-pai-kot
  • Busui Tan

Origin of Musu Point

Partial calque of Korean 무수단(舞水端) (Musudan), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 무수 (musu) and 단 (dan), from Sino-Korean 舞水端, from 舞 (“dancing”), 水 (“water or waters”), and 端 (“end; cape”).

Questions about Musu Point

What does Musu Point mean?
Musu Point means a cape in Hwadae, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, forming the northern end of the East Korea Bay.
What part of speech is Musu Point?
Musu Point is a proper noun.

Words near Musu Point in the dictionary

  1. musts
  2. musturbation
  3. musty
  4. mustying
  5. Musu Dan
  6. Musu Point
  7. musubi
  8. Musubi no Kami
  9. Musubi-no-Kami
  10. musubis
  11. Musulman

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