Pyeonghae
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Etymology
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 평해(平海) (Pyeonghae).
Proper noun
Pyeonghae
- A town in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, formerly important as a harbor.
- 1983, “East Coastal Area”, in James Louttit, editor, Fodor's Korea, 1st edition, New York: Fodor's Travel Guides, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92:
- The area has two notable mountains—Mt. Paekamsan (3,020 feet), inland from the coastal town of Pyeonghae, where you can take in Paekam Hot Springs on the same trip; and, Mt. Taebaeksan (4,700 feet), inland from the coastal town of Chukbyon, with the option of visiting Tokgu Hot Springs on your return trip to the coastal road.
- 2016, Mark Dake, chapter 21, in South Korea: The Enigmatic Peninsula, Toronto: Dundrun Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299:
- When we reached the water, near Pyeonghae, we merged onto a road that ran along the coast and headed south. As we drove, we could hear the breakers crashing loudly onto sections of rugged windswept beach and rocky outcroppings.