UNINHABITED ISLAND OF NOVEMBER: JJONGGIDO ISLAND IN HADONG COUNTY
'JJonggido Island' in Hadong County has been selected as the 'Uninhabited Island of November' by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. This small uninhabited island, standing at 20 meters in altitude, 130 meters in length, and covering an area of 3,471 square meters, earned its name due to its resemblance to a Jjonggi*. The stepping stone bridge, known as Nodutgil, emerges twice daily during low tide, providing residents the opportunity to cross on foot. The island is composed of shale, mudstone, and sandstone. Of particular interest is the gray shale layer, displaying a 6-7 cm thick fossilized layer of gastropods, including conchs, conchshells, and brachiopods. This suggests that JJonggido Island may have been a freshwater lake during the Mesozoic Cretaceous period.
* Jonggi: Gyeongsangnam-do dialect, "jongji" translates to a small bowl.
