Modo, Jindo
Island in South Korea
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Modo Island is a small island in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, just off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula. It is located to the south-east of Jindo Island and is about 1.1 km (0.68 mi) long and 300 m (980 ft) wide.
Native name: 모도 | |
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  Modo | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yellow Sea, East China Sea |
| Coordinates | 34.406°N 126.355°E |
| Length | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
| Administration | |
South Korea | |
| Province | South Jeolla |
| County | Jindo County |
The tide-related sea level variations result in a land pass 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long and 10–40 meters wide opening for approximately an hour between Modo and Jindo islands. The event occurs roughly twice a year, around April–June.[1] It had long been celebrated in a local festival called "Jindo's Sea Way", but was largely unknown to the world until 1975, when the French ambassador Pierre Randi described the phenomenon in a French newspaper.[2][3] Nowadays, nearly half a million foreign and local tourists attend the event annually. It is accompanied by local festivals which include Ganggangsuwollae (Korean traditional circle dance), Ssitkim-gut (a shaman ritual, consoling the souls of the dead), Deul Norae (traditional farmers' songs), Manga (burial ceremony songs), Jindo dog show, Buknori (drum performance) and fireworks.[4][5]
