Liancourt Rocks
The Liancourt Rocks are a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan. While South Korea controls the islets, its sovereignty over them is contested by Japan.

South Korea classifies the islets as Dokdo-ri, Ulleung-eup, Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, and calls them Dokdo (; , "solitary island" or "lonely island"). Japan classifies the islands as part of Okinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, and calls them . The Franco-English name "Liancourt Rocks" derives from "Le Liancourt", the name of a French whaling ship that came close to being wrecked on the rocks in 1849.

The Liancourt Rocks comprise two main islets and 35 smaller rocks; the total surface area of the islets being , with the highest elevation of found at an unnamed location on the West Islet. The Liancourt Rocks lie in rich fishing grounds that may contain large deposits of natural gas.
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