Heuksando
Heuksando | |
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Korean transcription(s) | |
• Hangul | 흑산도 |
• Hanja | 黑山島 |
• Revised Romanization | Heuksando |
• McCune–Reischauer | Hŭksando |
Country | South Korea |
Area | |
• Total | 19.7 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,133 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Heuksando (Korean: 흑산도) 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 km2 and consists of several peaks: Munamsan (문암산/門岩山 400m), Gitdaebong (깃대봉/깃대峰 378m), Seonyubong (선유봉/仙遊峰 300m), Sangnasan (상라산/象羅山 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
[edit]Climate data for Heuksando, Sinan (1997–2020 normals, extremes 1997–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.1 (95.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 34.9 (94.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.2 (46.8) | 16.5 (61.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.5 (56.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.5 (72.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 11.2 (52.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | −3.9 (25.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 4.6 (40.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | −4.8 (23.4) | −8.7 (16.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.0 (0.91) | 32.8 (1.29) | 50.8 (2.00) | 88.8 (3.50) | 96.7 (3.81) | 157.5 (6.20) | 208.1 (8.19) | 211.2 (8.31) | 120.5 (4.74) | 58.7 (2.31) | 46.1 (1.81) | 33.1 (1.30) | 1,127.3 (44.38) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10.7 | 109.9 |
Average snowy days | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 24.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69.3 | 71.1 | 73.3 | 77.3 | 81.2 | 88.3 | 92.9 | 89.3 | 84.4 | 75.2 | 71.5 | 68.9 | 78.6 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 103.9 | 140.6 | 199.9 | 205.2 | 200.3 | 158.5 | 118.3 | 187.1 | 185.1 | 204.0 | 147.1 | 109.0 | 1,959 |
Percent possible sunshine | 30.7 | 44.9 | 50.3 | 51.4 | 44.1 | 35.6 | 26.0 | 45.2 | 48.4 | 58.1 | 47.7 | 35.2 | 42.9 |
Source: Korea Meteorological Administration (percent sunshine 1981–2010)[2][3][4] |
Gallery
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 흑산도 黑山島 (in Korean). Doosan Encyber. Retrieved 2008-05-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ 순위값 - 구역별조회 (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Climatological Normals of Korea" (PDF). Korea Meteorological Administration. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heuksan Island.
- (in Korean) www.heuksando.com
34°40′15″N 125°25′12″E / 34.6707°N 125.42°E