Hambakseom

Hambakseom[1] or Hambakdo is an island in South Hwanghae, North Korea.[2][3]

Hambakseom
Hangul
함박섬
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHambakseom
McCune–ReischauerHambaksŏm
Hambakdo
Hangul
함박도
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHambakdo
McCune–ReischauerHambakdo

Background

The 1953 Armistice Agreement, which was signed by both North Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC),[4] ended the Korean War and specified that all islands in former Hwanghae Province except the five islands including Yeonpyeong Island and Baengnyeong Island would remain under the control of the UNC and South Korea.

However, they did not agree on a maritime demarcation line, primarily because the UNC wanted to base it on 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) of territorial waters, while North Korea wanted to use 12 nautical miles (22 km).[5]

The five islands were Yeonpyeong Island, Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, Socheongdo and U Island. However, U Island was actually part of Ganghwa County since 1918. Also, South Korea is not a signatory of the 1953 Armistice Agreement.

In 1954, there was a clash on the island after South Korean fishermen caught shrimp near Hambakseom. North Korea detained and eventually returned the fishermen. At that time, South Korea claimed that Hambakseom is a part of Ganghwa County. [6] In 1965, there was a clash in this island South Korean fishermen caught clams on the island. North Korea detained and eventually returned the fishermen. South Korea claimed that Hambakseom is a part of Ganghwa County.[7][8][9][10]

South Korea registered Hambakseom to Tract index in 1978. Hambakseom was uninhabited until 2017. In 2019, South Korean newspaper noticed that there are North Korean military buildings in Hambakseom. It caused huge debates in South Korea.[11]

On September 5 2019, Chosun Ilbo reported that the island has a radar with range of 30 to 60 kilometers.[12]

South Korean government on September 18 2019, confirmed that no offensive weapons are on the island.[13]

Board of Audit and Inspection confirmed claims made by South Korean government that Hambakdo is north of northern limit line and is North Korean island.[14][15]

References
  1. 한국지명총람 17권 (PDF). Korean Language Society. p. 111. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  2. Sin, Seonmin (2019-07-31). "[취재후] "'우리 땅' 함박도에 북한군 주둔"?…빌미 준 정부". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  3. Gang, Jonggu (2019-09-02). "'북한 땅' 서해 함박도…행정구역상 1978년 강화군에 등록". Yonhap (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. Armistice Agreement, paragraph 13(b)."Transcript of Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State (1953)". Our Documents. 1953-07-27. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  5. Moo Bong Ryoo (11 March 2009). The Korean Armistice and the Islands (PDF). Strategy research project (Report). U.S. Army War College. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  6. 심각한 북한 고민상 - 송환 어부 현지 보고 경향신문, 1954.11.20. 기사 중 "강화도에 딸린섬인 함박도"
  7. 함박도에서 조개 캐던 서해 어민 집단 납북 경향신문, 1965.11.1.
  8. 납북 어민 송환 동아일보, 1965.11.20.
  9. 억류 어민 3명 어제 귀환…2명만은 계속 억류 동아일보, 1965.12.28.
  10. "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary.
  11. "'함박도'에 북한군 시설 들어가 있는 이유는?". 국제신문.
  12. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/09/05/2019090500977.html
  13. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190918000772
  14. http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/03/31/2020033104655.html
  15. https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200331112000001?input=tw

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