SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA /  대한민국

Paikryung Island.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 10.04.1980.
Face value: 90 South Korean won.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 26 x 23 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1193.
- Scott No. 1220.
- StampWorld No. 1187.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1376.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1052.

The Paikryung or Baengnyeong Island (Korean: 백령도) is located in the Yellow Sea, west of the Ongjin Peninsula (North Korea), on the border between the Republic of Korea and North Korea, so it is usually a politically conflictive place. It is the westernmost point of South Korea. It has an area of 45.8 km² (17.7 sq mi); its length is 8.45 km (5.25 mi) and its maximum width is 12.56 km (7.80 mi). Its population is about 4,250 inhabitants.