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Sani Peninsula
In Korean: 산이반도
Sani Peninsula is land between Yeongamho Lake and Geumhoho Lake, two freshwater lakes formed when the Yeongam and Geumho seawalls were built.
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How to get to Sani Peninsula
Today reclaimed land and fields spread wide, growing potatoes, sweet potatoes and barley. Driving the road across the peninsula, you can see red clay fields and green furrows stretching on.
Sani Peninsula before you go
- Contact
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061-531-3512 +82 61-531-3512
- Address
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Sani-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
In Korean: 전남광주통합특별시 해남군 산이면
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Sani Peninsula photos 6
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Sani Peninsula map
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Sani Peninsula FAQ
What crops are grown on the Sani Peninsula?
After the seawalls were built, wide reclaimed land formed. Today it is mostly used for field farming, with potatoes, sweet potatoes, and barley.
How did the Sani Peninsula form?
After the two seawalls (Yeongam and Geumho) were completed, Yeongamho Lake and Geumhoho Lake formed, and Sani Peninsula came to be surrounded by the two lakes. Before the seawalls, it was a remote stretch of land that extended into the sea toward Mokpo.
How did people on the Sani Peninsula make a living in the past?
Before the seawalls were built, catching octopus and gathering oysters were the main work.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI
Sani Peninsula sources
- Photos
- Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1
- Korean page
- 산이반도