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Yongdae Gap

Yongdae Gap proper noun: a cape in Tanchon, South Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.

Proper noun

Yongdae Gap

  1. A cape in Tanchon, South Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.
    • Yongdae Gap (Ryūdai Kō), the precipitous southern extremity of a small peninsula, rises to a height of 154 feet and is free from off-lying dangers. A sparse clump of pine trees surmounts a 200-foot hill situated about 1 mile northward of Yongdae Gap.1951, “Tumen River to Pusan Hang”, in Sailing Directions for the Southeast Coast of Siberia and Korea, 2nd edition, Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 285, column 2
    • Our first intrusion was at a point 8.1 miles from Yongdae Gap, in position north 40 degrees 23 minutes, east 129 degrees 13 minutes.1968 September 16 [1968 September 12], Edward Renz Murphy, Jr., quotee, “Text of Pueblo Crew's Press Conference”, in Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, volume II, number 181, Foreign Broadcast Information...
    Synonyms:
    Cape Schlippenbach, Cape Schlippenback

Synonyms of Yongdae Gap

  • Cape Schlippenbach
  • Cape Schlippenback

Forms of Yongdae Gap

alternative formYongdae-gap

Origin of Yongdae Gap

From Korean 용대갑(龍台岬) (Yongdaegap), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 용대 (yongdae) and 갑 (gap), from Sino-Korean 龍台岬, from 龍 (“Chinese dragon”), 台 (“platform or terrace”), and 岬 (“cape, headland”).

Questions about Yongdae Gap

What does Yongdae Gap mean?
Yongdae Gap means a cape in Tanchon, South Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.
What part of speech is Yongdae Gap?
Yongdae Gap is a proper noun.

Words near Yongdae Gap in the dictionary

  1. yongchak
  2. Yongchang
  3. Yongcheng
  4. Yongchuan
  5. Yongchun
  6. Yongdae Gap
  7. Yongding
  8. Yonge
  9. Yongean
  10. Yonghe
  11. Yongin

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