List of islands of North Korea
The following is a list of major islands of North Korea, arranged by province. For a list of islands in South Korea, see: List of islands of South Korea.
North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula which extends about southward from the northeast Asian continental landmass. The coastline of Korea is highly irregular, and North Korea accounts for 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. 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">Kangwon Province (North Korea)">Kangwon
- Hwangt'odo
- Kukto
- Samdo
- Sindo
- Songdo
- Yŏdo
North Hamgyong">North Hamgyong Province">North Hamgyong and [Rason] Special City
[Tumen River] islands
- K'ŭnsŏm
- Maegido
- Ryudado
North Pyongan">North Pyongan Province">North Pyongan
- Pansŏng Archipelago
- * Ka Island
- * Rapto
- * Samch'ado
- * Sinmi Island, the largest island in North Korea
- * Sohwado
- * Sorapto
- * Taehwado
- * T'ando
- * Urido
- * Numerous other islands
- Sogamdo
- Taegamdo
- Unmido
[Yalu River] islands
- Hwanggŭmp'yŏng — formerly Hwangch'op'yŏng
- Imdo — combined by sediment with Sindo
- Kurido
- Kwanmado -Kurido
- Ŏjŏkto – reclamation of the former Sŭngado
- Pidansŏm — formed by a 1958 reclamation project from Sindo and Maando ; Maando is the westernmost point in Korea
- Ryuch'odo
- Sugudo
- Tajido — formed by a reclamation project from Kŏmdongdo, Nanjado, Tajido, Mado
- Tongnyuch'odo
- Wihwado — Ch'udo
Pyongyang
[Taedong River] islands
South Hamgyong">South Hamgyong Province">South Hamgyong
- Hwado
- Kŭmch'odo
- Mayangdo
- Sojŏdo
- Taejŏdo
- Ungdo
[South [Hwanghae Province|South Hwanghae]]
- Ch'angnindo
- Ch'odo
- Kirindo
- Mahapto
- Mudo
- Ŏhwado
- Ryonghodo
- Ryongmaedo
- Sŏkto
- Sosuapto
- Sunwido
- Taesuapto
- Wŏllaedo
- Hambakdo
South Pyongan">South Pyongan Province">South Pyongan
- Hach'wirado
- P'ido
- Sangch'wirado
- Tŏkto