Ulleungdo
A volcanic island 120 kilometres off the east coast of Korea in the East Sea. Steep cliffs, small fishing harbours and a cable car climb to its peak. It is reached by ferry, and squid and mountain vegetables are local specialities.
- Where
- Ulleung, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.5011, 130.8564
Get the Ulleungdo stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ulleungdo. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Gyeongsang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ulleungdo
Daegwallyeong 186 km
A mountain pass 832 metres high in the Taebaek Mountains, running between Pyeongchang and Gangneung in Gangwon Province. It was an important historical route linking the Yeongseo and Yeongdong regions, and is known today for wind turbines and sheep pasture.
Dosan Seowon 198 km
A Confucian academy in Andong, established in 1574 in memory of the scholar Yi Hwang, four years after his death, by some of his disciples. Yi Hwang had retired to this site to teach, and the academy is part of a UNESCO listing of Korean seowon.
Buseoksa 200 km
A Buddhist temple near the mountain Bonghwangsan in Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, founded in 676 by the scholar-monk Uisang. Its Muryangsujeon hall is among the oldest wooden buildings in Korea, and the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Woljeongsa 201 km
A Buddhist temple on the slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County, founded in 643 by the Silla monk Jajang. It was destroyed during the Korean War and rebuilt in the 1960s, and it is reached by a long path through a fir forest.
Odaesan National Park 206 km
A cluster of mountains and a national park in eastern Gangwon Province, where Gangneung, Pyeongchang and Hongcheon meet. Its five peaks give the name Odae, and its forested valleys hold the Woljeongsa and Sangwonsa temples and old hiking trails.
Sosu Seowon 211 km
The oldest surviving seowon, or Confucian academy, in Korea. It was founded in 1543 in Yeongju by Chu Sebung and is set in a pine forest. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing of seowon.
Bongjeongsa 216 km
A Korean Buddhist temple on the slopes of Mount Cheondeung in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, and a subsidiary temple of Gounsa. Its Geungnakjeon hall is among the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Korea, and the temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Yangdong Folk Village 220 km
A traditional yangban village from the Joseon period in Gangdong-myeon, sixteen kilometres northeast of Gyeongju, beside the Hyeongsan River with Mount Seolchang to the north. Its tiled and thatched houses date from the 15th century onward, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Questions
Where is Ulleungdo?
Ulleungdo is in Ulleung, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Daegwallyeong (186 km), Dosan Seowon (198 km), Buseoksa (200 km).
How do I get the Ulleungdo stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ulleungdo and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Gyeongsang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ulleungdo before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Gyeongsang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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