List of islands of North Korea

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The following is a list of major islands of North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), arranged by province. For a list of islands in South Korea (Republic of Korea), see: List of islands of South Korea. North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula which extends about 1000 km southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass. The 8460 km coastline of Korea is highly irregular, and North Korea accounts for 2495 km of this, roughly one-third. To the west of North Korea are the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay, and to its east lies Japan across the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Most of the islands of North Korea are on its west coast. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, its territory consisting of "the Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands," which in turn, all of the islands are wholly claimed by the ROK.

Kangwon

North Hamgyong and Rason Special City

Tumen River islands

North Pyongan

Yalu River islands

Pyongyang

Taedong River islands

South Hamgyong

South Hwanghae

South Pyongan

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