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Saemangeum Seawall
World's longest man-made dyke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saemangeum Seawall (Korean: 새만금 방조제), on the south-west coast of the Korean peninsula, is the world's longest man-made dyke, measuring 33 kilometres (21 mi). It runs between two headlands, and separates the Yellow Sea and the former Saemangeum estuary.
Saemangeum Seawall | |
![]() Picture taken by NASA in October 2006. The city at the top of the picture is Gunsan City and the below is Buan County. | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 새만금 방조제 |
Hanja | 新萬金防潮堤 |
Revised Romanization | Saeman(-)geum bangjoje |
McCune–Reischauer | Saeman'gŭm pangjoje |
It was built to reclaim land for both agriculture and urban uses, including industrial uses,[1] and 401 km2 of the estuary was planned to be developed into an artificial lake (118 km2) and relaimed land (283 km2 ) that would provide nearly 10% of South Korea's total rice production.[1]
It is said to be the world's largest wetland reclamation,[1] and the various controversies, court cases and commissions led in part to the Wetland Conservation Act of 1999 (amended 2014),[2] which should both prevent the future loss of wetlands and help with wetland restoration.[1]