Saemangeum

Saemangeum
Hangul
새만금
Hanja
새萬金
Revised RomanizationSaemangeum
McCune–ReischauerSaeman'gŭm
A view of the Saemangeum Seawall
Sinsi sluice gate of Saemangeum Seawall
Left, 1989
Before reclamation. Taken in March 1989
Right, 2006
Satellite image of Saemangeum taken in October 2006[1]
A comparison of the Saemangeum Estuary between 1989 and 2006

Saemangeum (Korean pronunciation: [sɛmanɡɯm]) is an estuarine tidal flat on the coast of the Yellow Sea in South Korea. It was dammed by the government of South Korea's Saemangeum Seawall Project, completed in 2006, after a long fight between the government and environmental activists, and is scheduled to be converted into either agricultural or industrial land. Prior to 2010, it had played an important role as a habitat for migratory birds.

  1. ^ "Changes to the Saemangeum Estuary, South Korea". earthobservatory.nasa. May 17, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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