Liancourt Rocks

islands that has two main island made out of rocks between Japan and Korea
Place archipelago Q20317
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Liancourt Rocks

Summary

Liancourt Rocks is an archipelago[1]. It draws 2,000 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #36 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Liancourt Rocks is located in Takeshima[3].
  • Liancourt Rocks is located in Dokdo-ri[4].
  • Liancourt Rocks is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Liancourt Rocks is in the country of South Korea[6].
  • Liancourt Rocks is on the body of water Sea of Japan[7].
  • Liancourt Rocks's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].
  • Liancourt Rocks's instance of is recorded as disputed territory[9].
  • Liancourt Rocks's instance of is recorded as protected area[10].
  • Liancourt Rocks's maintained by is recorded as South Korea[11].
  • Liancourt Rocks's Commons category is recorded as Liancourt Rocks[12].
  • Liancourt Rocks's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[13].
  • Liancourt Rocks's said to be the same as is recorded as Seokdo[14].
  • Liancourt Rocks comprises Western Liancourt Rocks[15].
  • Liancourt Rocks comprises Eastern Liancourt Rocks[16].
  • Liancourt Rocks's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.241666666667, 'lon': 131.86666666667}[17].
  • Liancourt Rocks's official website is recorded as https://dokdo.mofa.go.kr/[18].
  • Liancourt Rocks's official website is recorded as https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/area/takeshima/index.html[19].
  • Liancourt Rocks's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liancourt Rocks[20].
  • Liancourt Rocks's streaming media URL is recorded as http://world.kbs.co.kr/special/dokdo/korean/live/dokdolive.htm[21].
  • Liancourt Rocks has a population of {'amount': '+34'}[22].
  • Liancourt Rocks's territory claimed by is recorded as South Korea[23].
  • Liancourt Rocks's territory claimed by is recorded as North Korea[24].
  • Liancourt Rocks's territory claimed by is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Liancourt Rocks's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '독도 –'}[26].
  • Liancourt Rocks's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '竹島'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Japan[5], a sovereign state[28], in Japan[29], founded in -0660[30] and South Korea[6], a sovereign state[31], in South Korea[32], founded in 1948[33]. Located in include Takeshima[3] and Dokdo-ri[4], a ri[34], in South Korea[35], founded in 2000[36]. Liancourt Rocks is on the body of water Sea of Japan[7].

Physical Characteristics

Liancourt Rocks covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+187554'}[37]. It has a population of {'amount': '+34'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago[8], disputed territory[9], and protected area[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Liancourt Rocks include ROKS Dokdo[38], an amphibious assault ship[39].

Why It Matters

Liancourt Rocks draws 2,000 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #36 of 341).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include ROKS Dokdo[38], an amphibious assault ship[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . dokdo.mofa.go.kr. dokdo.mofa.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . dokdo.mofa.go.kr. dokdo.mofa.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · 鈴音雨 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory claimed by → South Korea, North Korea, Japan
    Dedicated heritage entity → Takeshima Reference Room, Kumi Takeshima History Museum, Dokdo Museum +1
    Located in time zone → UTC+09:00
    Country → Japan, South Korea
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://dokdo.mofa.go.kr/"
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