Locations of Ulleungdo, Jukdo, and Takeshima/Dokdo

Korea is illegally occupying a Japanese island named Takeshima, which Korea calls “Dokdo.” Korea claims that the island has been Korean territory for hundreds of years and that it appeared on old Korean maps as an island named “Usando.” Japanese, however, say that Korea has no historical documents to back up their claim and the Usando on their maps was just a neighboring island of Ulleungdo, which is Korean territory. I have created this page to show that Koreans are wrong and that Usando was not Takeshima (Dokdo), but just a neighboring island of Ulleungdo.

Before verifying the locations of Ulleungdo, Jukdo, and Takeshima/Dokdo on the old maps, however, I want to first show where the islands are locationed on modern maps. I will use Google Earth maps to show their present-day locations.

Takeshima/Dokdo is too small to be seen on the wide-view map, but the red dot shows its location.

This map is made by using Google Earth

The next map is a closer view that shows Ulleungdo and its two neighboring islands, which are called “Kwaneum-do” and “Juk-do.” Takeshima/Dokdo is at the bottom, right-hand corner of the map, ninety-two kilometers away from Ulleungdo. Notice that Takeshima/Dokdo is shown as two small islets.

This map is made by using Google Earth

The following pictures show the shapes of the islands. Again, notice that Takeshima/Dokdo are actually two islets next to each other.

Kwaneum-do

Juk-do

Takeshima/Dokdo

Here is a chart that shows information on the three islands: