Liancourt Rocks

English Etymology From the name of the French whaling ship fr Le Liancourt that nearly wrecked on the rocks in 1849. Pronunciation lēãko͞or′cf. Liancourt 1048 3 Proper noun Liancourt rocks A group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea. en 1873 Frederick W. Jarrad General Remarks.—Climate, Prevailing Winds and Weather, Fogs, Storms, Gales, Typhoons, and Currents; and Remarks on Making Passages. The China Sea Directory IV https://archive.org/details/chinaseadirecto00deptgoog/ London Hydrographic Office, Admiralty 15810873 7 https://archive.org/details/chinaseadirecto00deptgoog/page/n20/ From May to July 1856, H.M.S. Hornet had little or no current either in this sea or in Korea strait; but in the latter end of July and the month of August it ran strong to the N.E., on one occasion as much as 48 miles in twenty-four hours; it, however, gradually decreased as the vessel proceeded to the northward. These currents were evidently much influenced by the wind, for on one occasion, in the vicinity of the Liancourt rocks, she was set 1½ miles an hour to the S.E. on en 04/11/2013 Rodion Ebbighausen A guide to names of islands in the South and East China Seas w:EFE https://web.archive.org/web/20150806103631/https://www.dw.com/en/a-guide-to-names-of-islands-in-the-south-and-east-china-seas/a-16723047 https://www.dw.com/en/a-guide-to-names-of-islands-in-the-south-and-east-china-seas/a-16723047 August 06, 2015 Conflict Liancourt Rocks/Dokdo IslandsThe Liancourt Rocks, or Takeshima (ja たけしま) in Japanese and Dokdo (ko 독도) in Korean, include two rocky islands and a group of smaller rocks. Both South Korea and Japan claim the islands. They were managed by Japan up to 1945 and by South Korea after 1953. en July 22, 2022 Japan defense report warns Russia's war could set a precedent in Taiwan w:DW News https://web.archive.org/web/20220722085935/https://www.dw.com/en/japan-defense-report-warns-russias-war-could-set-a-precedent-in-taiwan/a-62561785 https://www.dw.com/en/japan-defense-report-warns-russias-war-could-set-a-precedent-in-taiwan/a-62561785 July 22, 2022 News Elsewhere in the region, South Korea's foreign ministry hit back at the report because it reiterated Japan's claim over the disputed Liancourt Rocks, which are administered by Seoul. Translations Chinese: Cantonese: yue 獨島 Mandarin: cmn 獨島 Japanese: ja 竹島 たけしま, Takeshima Korean: ko 독도(獨島) References en Islands Places in South Korea