Songdo Beach

Songdo Beach is a man-made beach in Busan, South Korea.^[1] It was created in 1913.^[2] The name "Songdo" (the Island of Pines) was given due to the thick pine forest covering the island.

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Songdo Beach
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Songdo Beach Show map of Busan Songdo Beach Show map of South Korea
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Location	Busan, South Korea
Offshore water bodies	Sea of Japan
Korean name
Hangul	송도해수욕장
Hanja	松島海水浴場
Revised Romanization	Songdo haesuyokjang
McCune–Reischauer	Songdo haesuyokchang

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Songdo Beach was the first public beach in Korea, and was developed by the Songdo Amusement Co., Ltd. In 1964, a cable car passed directly over the beach connecting Geobuk (Turtle) Island with Songdo, and a girder bridge linking Songlim Park with Geobuk Island were completed.^[3]