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A mysterious sand island off the coast of Taean called the Maldives of Korea, 'Jangan Satoe' has been revealed.
If you are lucky, you can see this sandy island twice a month.
This is TJB reporter Kang Jin-won.
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About 10 minutes by boat from Hakampo, Taean.
A silver sand island appears in the middle of the blue sea.
Fine grains of sand flew away like crumbs, making their way across the sea and turning into a large island.
The 35km long and 4km wide Jangan Satoe was formed by accumulating sand during the repeated ebb and flow for 3,000 years.
It is a perfect resting place for cormorants, seagulls and seals, as well as a spawning ground for blue crabs and canaries.
[Kwon Kyung-sook / Secretary General of Seosan Taean Environmental Movement Association: Because it is a spawning ground and a nursery, it plays a role of enriching fish stocks.
As a result, it is a very important place because it ultimately plays a role in increasing the biodiversity of the marine ecosystem.]
Jangan Satoe, nicknamed the Maldives of Korea, has a beautiful scenery and also acts as a thankful breakwater to protect the lives of fishermen by blocking typhoons.
[Choi Yeong-mook / Taean Hakampo Fishing Village Chief: (Jangan resignation) plays such a role to reduce the waves.
I think it serves as an intermediate breakwater here when a tsunami or typhoon comes.]
Taean-gun is promoting the installation of berthing facilities to secure accessibility to Jangan-gun, but there is also the view that it is damaging the environment.
[Gasero/Taean-gun: I would like to inform you that we will develop a small and safe berthing facility as a tourist attraction or tourist base that anyone can enjoy while visiting Jangan Satoe.]
The mysterious sand island appears every month on the eve and full moon for three or four days and then reappears. disappears into the water.