Yongdae Gap

English

Alternative forms

  • Yongdae-gap

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Yongdae Gap

  1. A cape in Tanchon, South Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.
    • 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:
      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.
    • 2011, J. Boswell, “East coast of Korea — Suwǒn Dan to Tumen River”, in South and East Coasts of Korea, East Coast of Siberia and Sea of Okhotsk Pilot, 9th edition, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 221:
      From a position SE of Yongdae Gap (40°28'·33N 129°03'·75E) the route leads ENE for about 43 miles to a position ESE of Musu Dan (40°50'·24N 129°42'·85E) []
      The coast between Yongdae Gap (see above) and Sajin Dan, 13 miles NNE, is high; it is fringed by numerous rocks, most of which are steep-to.

Synonyms

  • (obsolete): Cape Schlippenbach, Cape Schlippenback

Translations

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