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Wolmido (월미도), also known as Wŏlmi-do, is an island 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) off the coast of South Korea near Incheon. It was connected to the mainland by a highway in 1989, and was later connected by a monorail which opened in late 2019.[1][2] It is a weekend destination and tourist area, with restaurants, the theme park Play Hill and the areas Meeting Square, Arts Square, Performance Square, and Good Harvest Square.[3]

Wolmido
Korean name
Hangul	월미도
Hanja	月尾島
Revised Romanization	Wolmido
McCune–Reischauer	Wŏlmido

The Korean Traditional Garden at Wolmi Park (월미공원) was established in 2001 after the relocation of the Army base which had been located there for 50 years.[3]

History

On September 13, 1950, a naval gunfire support group composed of two US heavy cruisers, two British light cruisers, and six US destroyers began two days of neutralizing the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) artillery batteries on Wolmido Island, where NKPA troops were stationed, in preparation for the Incheon Landings. On September 15, 1950, South Korean and United Nations troops, commanded by U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, landed on Wolmido Island and retook Incheon before pushing onto Seoul. The landing turned the tides after the South Korean and UN forces had been pushed back to Busan early in the Korean War.

Several hundred civilians were killed in the dropping of 93 napalm bombs. The battle was inspiration for the North Korean war film Wolmi Island produced in 1982.[4]

An Army base was established at the site of what became Wolmi Park (월미공원) after the base's relocation. The site was turned into a garden and opened to the public in 2001.[3]

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На других языках

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[de] Wolmido

Wolmido (koreanisch 월미도), auch Wŏlmido oder Wŏlmi-do, ist eine Insel vor der Küste von Südkorea. Sie ist der Hafenstadt Incheon vorgelagert, hat eine Fläche von 1,33 km² und dient mit einem zentralen Park und diversen Freizeitangeboten als Naherholungsgebiet. Ihr Name („Mondschwanz“) lehnt sich mutmaßlich an ihre Form an, die an einen Teil eines Halbmonds erinnert.[1] Administrativ gehört sie zum Bezirk Jung (중구).

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- [en] Wolmido

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