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Daecheong incident 2009

Daecheong incident: Inchon islands
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date10 November 2009Wikidata
Year2009Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationSouth KoreaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictKorean conflictWikidata P361
Coordinates37.8250, 124.7000Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Daecheong incident, also known as the Battle of Daecheong, was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island.

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Location

37.8250, 124.7000 · South Korea

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