Saemangeum embanked tidal flats to be converted into agriculture and other use, South Korea

Saemangeum embanked tidal flats to be converted into agriculture and other use, South Korea

The Saemangeum Seawall, located on the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula, is the world’s longest man-made dyke, measuring 33 kilometres. It runs between two headlands, and separates the Yellow Sea and the former Saemangeum estuary. In 1991, the South Korean government announced that a dyke would be constructed to link two headlands just south…

  • Produced by:
    Peter Prokosch
  • Year:
    01/04/2012

Saemangeum embanked tidal flats to be converted into agriculture and other use, South Korea

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