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Seokpo Observatory

석포일출일몰전망대

+82-54-790-6392
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Cheonbu-ri, Buk-myeon, Ulleung-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do (경상북도 울릉군 북면 천부리)

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Seokpo Observatory is located in Seokpo village, a small fishing town at the northernmost point of Buk-myeon on Ulleungdo Island.

Ulleungdo Island has three popular scenic lookouts, one of which is Seokpo Observatory to the north. Created in 1905, the observatory was used by the Japanese through 1945 to monitor movements of Russian warships.

Seokpo Observatory offers views of the East Sea between Ulleungdo and the Korean Peninsula. The observatory has an 8-sided pavilion with lookout deck and telescope from which views of picturesque Jukdo and the majestic coastline of Buk-myeon are available. The area is also nearby the 3 popular attractions of Gongam (an elephant-shaped rock), Gwaneumdo, and Samseonam. Below the observatory is Seokpo Resting Area and a trekking course connecting Seokpo Observatory and Naesujeon Sunrise Observatory.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-54-790-6392

Updated 2017.01.21

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* Seoul - Ulleungdo
1) Cheongnyangni Station → Mukho Station → Mukho Passenger Terminal or
Seoul Express Bus Terminal / Dong Seoul Bus Terminal → Donghae Terminal → Mukho Passenger Terminal (depart at 10:00) → Ulleungdo Dodong Port
2) Dong Seoul Bus Terminal → Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal → Take a taxi to Pohang Passenger Terminal (depart at 09:40) → Ulleungdo Dodong Port

* Ulleungdo - Seokpo Observatory
Dodong - Jugam (take an hour and 10 min by bus) - Seokpo Observatory (take a taxi)

※ Mukho Passenger Terminal : +82-33-531-5891
Pohang Passenger Terminal : +82-54-242-5111

Cheonbu-ri, Buk-myeon, Ulleung-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do

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