🏝️ Turu Island

North Korea · Asia · 38.99°N, 125.69°E

Turu Island (두루섬) is a large island in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea, separated by a shallow channel from the smaller Ssuk Island to its east. Since 1983 both islands have been accessible by road via an off-ramp in the middle of the Chungsong Bridge. The island was the site of the General Sherman incident, the destruction of an armed U.S. Merchant Marine side-wheel steamer in 1866.

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Quick facts

Country	North Korea
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	38.99°N, 125.69°E · view on map

Turu Island is located in North Korea, in Asia.

More islands in North Korea

Sinmi Island · Yanggakdo · Pansong Archipelago · Ka Island.

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